Robin, Voice Dream Reader tells me my U.S. English Julie voice is from NeoSpeech.
Alan Lemly -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robin Frost Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2020 11:26 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Are any other voices as consistently accurate as Samantha? Hi, Frankly I wish we had more from which to choose. There are some voices in the VoiceDream reader app which I wish I could use as system wide voices even if I had to pay a fee for them as long as it was account specific not device specific and I often submit feedback to this effect through Apple's feedback site. Www.apple.com/feedback The more choices the better not just for personal preference as in my case. But I also understand that those with hearing deficits do better or worse depending on the frequency and pitch of a voice so I say the more the better. speaking of in the VoiceDream reader app there's a Julie voice. Does anyone know from whom that particular voice comes? I think she'd make a great iDevice voice but can't reference for Apple who produces her. I often try different voices hoping I can switch but then usually come home to Samantha convinced she's laughing at me in a mocking tone for thinking about straying ?? For some reason I can set her speed at 85% and fly through content but not as much with the others. I can't get them above the 60 percentile area. Take good care. Robin -----Original Message----- From: Joshua Hendrickson Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2020 10:18 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Are any other voices as consistently accurate as Samantha? The great thing is we have a lot of great voices to choose from. I also like British Kate, as well as Australian Karen and Lee. On 1/11/20, Marie <magpie...@comcast.net> wrote: > If it makes a difference to you, I have used Alex for several years > and strangely enough I don't even notice the breathing issue any > longer. It only > > seemed annoying in the very beginning. Perhaps others have a different > experience but I find it the most useable voice for my own preference. > I do change the Siri voice every so often and enjoy listening to a > different > > "person". LOL > Marie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joshua Hendrickson > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 8:16 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Are any other voices as consistently accurate as Samantha? > > I don't usually just use one voice for either voice over or siri. > I'll use one combination for maybe a few months, then I'll decide that > is time to change things and try a different one. There are several > choices to choose from, so why only just stick to just one. I'd use > Alex more if only he didn't do that very creepy breathing thing If it > weren't for the breathing, I'd consider him a fine voice. > > On 1/10/20, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> wrote: >> For what it is worth, the quality of the voices is partly determined >> by how many kilobytes per second they are done at. >> The larger the audio file, generally speaking, the higher the quality. >> The enhanced voices can be over 400 KBPS, while compact voices are >> usually under 150. >> Then there is the resource hog, Alex, that uses close to 900. >> And, what makes a good voice is extremely individual. >> People just need to try out voices until they find one they like. >> >> >> >> >> Richard >> "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch >> with it." >> -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by >> Jane Wagner >> >> >> On Jan 10, 2020, at 6:27 PM, Alan Lemly <wale...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> ?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? What are your thoughts on >> frequency of correct pronunciation? >> >> Thanks, and have a great weekend. >> >> Shermeen >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V >> iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >> the owners >> >> or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. 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