Hi,
Oh thank you bunches and bunches for that piece of information hence forth
I'll include it in my apple feedback.
You made my day. I love that particular voice. Thank you.
Robin
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From: Alan Lemly
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2020 1:09 PM
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Subject: RE: Are any other voices as consistently accurate as Samantha?
Robin,
Voice Dream Reader tells me my U.S. English Julie voice is from NeoSpeech.
Alan Lemly
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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
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From: Joshua Hendrickson
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2020 10:18 AM
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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
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From: Joshua Hendrickson
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 8:16 PM
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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
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Carolyn
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 4:58 PM
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What is the difference in enhanced and just Samantha, as it comes?
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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
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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
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