I'd happily pay $100 for VoiceOver compatible Accapella voices to use on the iPhone/iPad. Hope someone is listening that can make this happen and wants my money. *smile*
Bryan -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 11:30 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Where Is Samantha, on the Mac? Hi, Well, she's Vicky now. They changed the original Victoria I believe to Vicky, and the female who is now Victoria is different. Most of them seem to have the same pronunciation though, even Alex. It's hard to detect, but if you listen carefully, you can easily hear the resemblance between all of them. It's kind of amusing sometimes. 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 24, 2010, at 4:41 PM, Pete Nalda wrote: > Ya know, back in the old days, I used to use Victoria on the mac, before they > brought out Alex. Victoria IIRC didn't have any naturalism to her voice, but > I never heard her mispronounce much, and she does have a nice English accent > imho. YMMV. I'll have to try her out again, been using alex so long I've > sort of forgot how she sounded. > > > On Apr 24, 2010, at 3:41 AM, marie Howarth wrote: > >> I have to say I like Samantha better than the British voice on the iPhone >> who cannot say E or R at the speed I have it. I much prefer her to eloquence >> though any day. And after trying Samantha, I think the british one is called >> Cathy and Karen, the Australian one, i have to say I revert back to good old >> Sam. I'm not sure I'd like her on the mac but for the iPhone she works >> great. >> Am I right in thinking there are other voices for the iPod shuffle? >> Wonder if there is if there's any plans to export those voices to the >> iPhone and iPad. :) >> >> On 24 Apr 2010, at 07:11, ch...@q.com wrote: >> >>> Brian: >>> I'm curious: Isn't Samantha also synthetic? What about Alex? >>> I kind of think she has a little smile in her voice, but I honestly find >>> Eloquence th e easiest to understand. The old voice that used to be in the >>> dectalk was pretty good, and I don't think anyone's using that except NOAA >>> all hazards radio. >>> I din't think the macbook pro even has Samantha on it as an option. >>> Anyhow, interesting topic to me. Thanks Carolyn On Apr 23, 2010, at >>> 7:13 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 >>>> AIM: cincinster >>>> 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? 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