Yes guies, The commpact voices of Vocalizer Expressive are very bad. I recommend you to download the HQ voices. In iOS 6, it downloaded the HQ voice after the phone was plugged in and connected to wi-fi for the first time, same true for 7.
2013/9/21, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com>: > When I upgraded to IOS 7, it did default to the HQ voice for me. I > wasn't paying too close attention, and it might have been using the > compact voice until the HQ voice had a chance to download. I was using > the HQ voice before too long though, and when I went into the Languages > and Dialects settings, enhanced was already on and the use compact voice > option was off in my VO settings. > > On 09/20/2013 04:50 PM, Troy Sullivan wrote: >> Anyone know why apple did not have the hq voice already defaulted like >> in previous versions? >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Arrigo" <n0...@charter.net> >> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 2:53 PM >> Subject: Re: Explanation to all of you who are confused about the iOS 7 >> TTS voices >> >> >>> I don't like any of the compact voices, they sound like they are >>> trapped in a box. Higher quality voices take up more space of course, >>> but it's worth it, hands down. >>> Original message: >>>> Thank you for sharing. I absolutely cannot stand the compact British >>>> English voice. Sounds like Daniel with well I don't know, cinucitis >>>> maybe! Lol! But the one compact voice I do like is Irish English. Not >>>> really tried the Australian and U.S. English voices yet in compact >>>> mode. >>> >>>> On 20/09/2013 00:22, Adi Kushnir wrote: >>>>> Hi all, >>> >>>>> As one who uses the new Nuance Vocalizer Expressive voices to >>>>> develop with >>>>> them for other platforms, I wanna to explain to you all, what are >>>>> the iOS 7 >>>>> voices and which of them are being used when. >>> >>>>> So, let's start from sirie: >>> >>>>> The new and better Sirie voices are not Vocalizer Expressive voices. >>> >>>>> These are custom voices that Nuance or some other company makes a >>>>> specially >>>>> for Apple, I think it's Nuance because Apple always works with them >>>>> on TTS >>>>> related stuff. >>> >>> >>> >>>>> Now, let's move on to VoiceOver: >>> >>>>> In iOS 6, Apple used the Nuance Vocalizer for automotive version 5.5 >>>>> platform for it's screen reader and Sirie. >>> >>>>> Since Nuance stopped supporting and developing Vocalizer for >>>>> Automotive, and >>>>> released Vocalizer Expressive, in iOS 7, Apple has swiched to using >>>>> these >>>>> voices for VoiceOver. >>> >>>>> Most of them sound the same as the previous generation of Vocalizer, >>>>> such as >>>>> Samantha Premium for example, they just read longer texts better. >>> >>>>> The Vocalizer Expressive platform contains some new and very >>>>> expressive >>>>> voices, but Apple decided to use the ones that wer already available, >>>>> because they are still offerd with Vocalizer Expressive, or VE for >>>>> short. >>> >>>>> Some other facts that thanks to them you can know it's the new >>>>> Expressive >>>>> version, are the bad compact voices, a specially Daniel, and the new >>>>> voices >>>>> for some languages such as Arabic, they have replaced Maged with >>>>> Tarik for >>>>> this language because Nuance doesn't offer Maged any more. >>> >>>>> Vocalizer Expressive has a Hebrew voice as well, so I hope Apple >>>>> will add it >>>>> soon too:) (Smile). >>> >>> >>> >>>>> Hope now you understand it better.. >>> >>> >>> >>>>> Adi. >>> >>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>> >>>> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> >>>> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> >>>> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >>>> viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>>> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>>> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>> send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> >>> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> >>> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >>> viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > Christopher (CJ) > chaltain at Gmail > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Regards, Adi Kushnir. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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