Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much?

Hi My reason for using it is because I like the sound of it, though I do use other voices from time to time. All the best Angie > On 20 Oct 2017, at 13:33, K. Scott Carlson wrote: > > The subject pretty much says it all. I've tried using his voice a number > of

Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much?

>> Eloquence is the most recalcitrant synth with that ' character.) >> >> -Original Message- From: Jewel >> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 1:13 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? >> >>

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customize punctuation to. (This > Eloquence is the most recalcitrant synth with that ' character.) > > -Original Message- From: Jewel > Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 1:13 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? > > Flor!

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.) -Original Message- From: Jewel Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 1:13 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? Flor! Perhaps you could fiddle aroung in your Jaws dictionary to improve Jaws handling of some words. He: Rocky or Reed, I can't remember

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, preferring instead the UK Daniel voice. - Me, no. -Original Message- From: Jewel Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 11:21 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? I also think that the Eloquence voices are the best, but someone said something about

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t right, but when I tried writing the e of Kupe as e h, he swallowed it, so Koopay it will stay as far as the dictionary is concerned. Jewel -- From: "Flor Lynch" <florl...@iol.ie> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 12:14 PM To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Subje

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ira). JAWS does something to her voice > on the PC so that it doesn't sound as 'pleasant' as on the iPhone. (Many > fellow irish dislike her, preferring instead the UK Daniel voice. - Me, no. > > -Original Message- From: Jewel > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 11:21 PM &g

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not sound, in the least, weird to me. Jewel -- From: "K. Scott Carlson" <kelbycarl...@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 1:38 AM To: <viphone@googlegroups.com>; "Larry Lumpkin" <llump...@austin.rr.com>

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eird to me. Jewel -- From: "K. Scott Carlson" <kelbycarl...@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 1:38 AM To: <viphone@googlegroups.com>; "Larry Lumpkin" <llump...@austin.rr.com> Subject: Re: Why Does Eve

Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much?

I just like female voices, but that's just me. LOL! Andy - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 12:55 PM Subject: Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? i prefer Tom Enhanced. Alex has too many odd

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roups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? I use either Karen or Tom for my VoiceOver. I can't stand Alex. He sounds too robotic. Better than Eloquence, though. On 10/20/17, Michael Feir <michael.f...@gmail.com<mailto:michael.f...@gma

Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much?

essage- > From: Chime Bear > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 6:11 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? > > I use either Karen or Tom for my VoiceOver. I can't stand Alex. He > sounds too robotic. Better than Eloquence

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I tried Alex for a few minutes, and that was enough, and I won't be using him (if I can help it). Too breathy. -Original Message- From: Chime Bear Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 6:11 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? I use either

Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much?

: (and It will always be heard whenever that word or acronym is encountered). Once a machine voice, always a machine voice... -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 2:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? I

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I've not tried Alex, but have used dear old karen since the year dot. - Original Message - From: "Michael Feir" <michael.f...@gmail.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 5:57 PM Subject: Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much?

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t; To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 5:37 AM Subject: RE: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? Synthesizer voices are highly subjective and very much a matter of personal taste. I like eloquence and wouldn't use another voice if I had a choice and woul

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t;>>> choppy >>>> and like he has a clothepin on his nose, if he had one. Just my grumpy >>>> take >>>> on the voices >>>> >>>> Kay Malmquist >>>> kay.malmqu...@gmail.com >>>> >>>> - Origina

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inal Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 8:19 AM Subject: RE: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? I think people were really looking forward to Alex because on the Mac he does sound quite a

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From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca> >> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 8:19 AM >> Subject: RE: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? >> >> >> I think people were really looking forward to Alex b

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- > From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 8:19 AM > Subject: RE: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? > > > I think people were really looking forward to Alex because on the

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take on the voices Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 8:19 AM Subject: RE: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? I think people were

Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much?

ieghard > > > > -Original Message- > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of K. Scott Carlson > > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 5:38 AM > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com; Larry Lumpkin <llump...@austin.rr.com> &g

Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much?

Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of K. Scott Carlson Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 5:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com; Larry Lumpkin <llump...@austin.rr.com> Subject: Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? I agree; Eloquence is st

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is much better. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of K. Scott Carlson Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 5:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com; Larry Lumpkin <llump...@austin.rr.com> Subject: Re: Why Does Everyone Li

Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much?

I agree; Eloquence is still my favorite and I haven't found anything to replace it. I actually find the "human" sounding voices to sound really weird. On 10/20/2017 8:37 AM, Larry Lumpkin wrote: Synthesizer voices are highly subjective and very much a matter of personal taste. I like

RE: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much?

Synthesizer voices are highly subjective and very much a matter of personal taste. I like eloquence and wouldn't use another voice if I had a choice and would do so if IoS offered it but that is just my personal preference. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com