I remember that my first record player had two knobs you had to turn on and a
handle like a suitcase. It was quite heavy also. it had a good speaker though.
Now I mostly read comercial audiobooks because I like putting them on my
Iphone. I recently got one of the nls players though and I agree, the audio is
quite good so I'll probably read more digital talking books from nls now.
Peggy Fleischer
peggyfleisc...@bellsouth.net
Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present
you
faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,
1:25 To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion
and power, Both now and forever. Amen.
On Apr 23, 2010, at 11:41 PM, Kim Thurman wrote:
> Thanks Ricardo for the information about how to label files as audio books
> in Itunes.
>
> Bryan, thanks for the podcast on the NLS player. I got mine a couple of
> weeks ago, and you are right, the speaker is sensational. Sometimes, you
> just don't want to wear earphones or ear buds. I have portable players, but
> I am finding a lot of use for the NLS player. The Mac is great for
> downloading and transferring files to thumb drives as well. (Smiles!) I
> remember the old record player talking book machines with the cartons of
> records. Are any of you old enough to remember the old black cartons that
> records came in with the straps you had to buckle around them? Wow, what a
> blast from the past. I recall being just as excited with my cassette player
> back in the 70's as I am with the new digital player nearly 3-1/2 decades
> later. LOL!!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 11:19 PM
> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Where Is Samantha, on the Mac?
>
> Is it just me, or does Samantha talk with an inflection similar to the
> little girl robot Vicki from that TV show small wonder? lol.
> On Apr 23, 2010, at 10:59 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote:
>
>> I agree completely. I've noticed Samantha popping up in car comercials
> where they are advertising the voice controlled music system and bluetooth
> syncing for cell phones. She is the voice of this voice guided system.
>> On Apr 23, 2010, at 9:13 PM, Bryan Smart wrote:
>>
>>> Samantha sounds completely emotionless to me. I know that synthesizer
> intonation only approximates the change in pitch that happens as a person
> reads, but Samantha has one of the worst intonation models that I've ever
> heard. No matter if she is pausing at the end of a clause, making a
> statement, asking a question, or speaking with exclamation, she always
> speaks the same way. She starts high, slowly starts to drop in pitch, and
> has an abrupt drop when she reaches the end of a sentence or a clause
> boundary. All other modern synths, from Alex, to the old Macintalk voices,
> to DECtalk, to Eloquence, and even junk stuff like ESpeak can use intonation
> that changes a little depending on what it is reading. Samantha sounds
> completely flat and detached. Add to that she sounds like an annoyed person
> that smokes heavily, and I think she's a crap voice. It really bugs me that
> she is becoming the default voice for so many blind-people devices. If we
> had to use a Scansoft voice, Tom would be better. At least Tom modulates. A
> synthetic voice would be more expressive.
>>>
>>> Bryan
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen
>>> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 5:41 AM
>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: Where Is Samantha, on the Mac?
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I find Samantha a lot nicer on a computer than the iPhone. THis is in
> part because of the quality, but I for some reason find her a much harsher
> assistant on the iPhone than I do on a computer.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Nic
>>> Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com
>>> Skype: Kvalme
>>> MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk
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>>> yahoo Messenger: cin368
>>> Facebook Profile
>>> My Twitter
>>>
>>> On Apr 23, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hell I thought she was one of the better quality voices out there.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, 21 April 2010 8:30 p.m.
>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>>> Subject: Re: Where Is Samantha, on the Mac?
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Samantha is a SAPI voice, made by Scansoft, and referred to Vocalizer
>>>> on any mobile platform from Nuance. It is the voice of the iThingies
>>>> though, but I find her harsh to listen to.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Nic
>>>> Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com
>>>> Skype: Kvalme
>>>> MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk
>>>> AIM: cincinster
>>>> yahoo Messenger: cin368
>>>> Facebook Profile
>>>> My Twitter
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 21, 2010, at 8:34 AM, M. Taylor wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for your response.
>>>>>
>>>>> But how can this be? Is she not the beloved voice of the iPhone,
>>>>> iPod Touch, and iPad?
>>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps I refer to her by the wrong name?
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Get to know yourself as you get to know me on The Secret Life of Mark
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>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
>>>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of gkearney
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:12 PM
>>>>> To: MacVisionaries
>>>>> Subject: Re: Where Is Samantha, on the Mac?
>>>>>
>>>>> I fear you shall not find symmetry in your world...Samantha is a
>>>>> Microsoft Windows SAPI voice and is not an option for Macintosh users.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gregory Kearney
>>>>> Manager Accessible Media
>>>>> Association for the Blind of Western Australia
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>>>>> +61 08 9311 8246
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 21, 9:20 am, "M. Taylor" <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote:
>>>>>> Hello Everyone,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Call me slow but I only just now realized that my beloved Samantha
>>>>>> is not
>>>>> on
>>>>>> my Mac. All I have, of any quality anyway, is Alex.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Where is she? Please tell me that I can download her to my Mac so I
>>>>>> can achieve perfect symmetry in my world. (Smile)
>>>>>>
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