Carolyn, The Samantha enhanced voice takes more space on your device than the compact voice. I'm not technically savvy enough to know what comprises this extra space but I do know that it allows the voice to speak plainer and clear at least to my ears. As I recall the couple of times I experienced Samantha compact, she sounded muffled and much less precise as compared to her enhanced voice.
Alan Lemly -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 4:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Are any other voices as consistently accurate as Samantha? What is the difference in enhanced and just Samantha, as it comes? -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 11:48 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Are any other voices as consistently accurate as Samantha? Shermeen, I expect we could get a lot of comments on this topic since TTS voice preference is so subjective and usually generates a lot of opinion expression. I personally find Samantha enhanced to meet my needs because I've found where I don't have a strong opinion to stick with the default option with computer choices. I use Samantha enhanced at 60% speed on my iPhone 8 and I make sure I add a custom pronunciation whenever she speaks a word or name incorrectly. I do try other voices from time to time but find I always return to Samantha enhanced. Alan Lemly -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shermeen Khan Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 10:23 AM To: viphone Subject: Are any other voices as consistently accurate as Samantha? The subject line basically says it all. Occasionally, I get bored of the default voice, and briefly experiment with another voice. I invariably go back to the default though, as they all seem to have one peculiarity or another: they either sound odd and distorted if sped up, pronounce too many words incorrectly, or are accented or inflect in such a way that doesn't sound natural to me. What voices are you all using, and what speed do you have them set to? 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