It seems to me that the more human sounding they try to make the
synthesized voice, the more computer like they end up sounding. I have,
thank God, known, or have heard, only a few people that would fit the
description, but I have heard a few people, and I'm sure most of you
have at one time or another, that sound more like synthesizers than
people. I must say that I feel quite sorry for people who just can't
help speaking that way.
Of course, I, like the rest of you I'm sure want the robotic sound of a
synthesizer to sound as pleasantly robotic as possible, but again, the
more human sounding they succeed in making the voice, the quality of the
delivery becomes just irritatingly stilted, halting, or whatever
appropriate adjective might be applicable.
Case in point, have you listened to NOAA Weather Radio lately?
As for me, I think I'll just stick with my trusty Eloquence for as long
as I can.
On 10/19/2016 7:57 AM, Chris Grabowski via Talk wrote:
You can, sort of, its name is Fred.
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As do I.
There are many newer ones which say they are human sounding, they are not, and
in my opinion they are not as clear as easy to understand as the venerable
DecTalk I wish I could get it on my iPhone.
On Wednesday, October 19, 2016, CJ &AA MAY via Talk <
talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote:
I originally used Dectalk Express and despite the wide choice of much
more human voices, I still prefer to use Dectalk Access 32.
Alison
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