Jonathan, I guess I should read the links I send to the list. You think? Thanks for the correction. Some how, the older voice sounded more real to me than the one in iOS 7, but this is obviously individual preference.
Thanks ffor the knowledge. Neal From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 9:52 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Siri is no longer human Hi Neal, Siri just used to use the Samantha TTS. Now it uses a new one that's proprietary to Siri, but in either case, it's TTS. Susan Bennett actually confirmed this in the article you linked to on the list, where she mentioned the recordings were made back in 2005. In the UK and other English markets, Siri continues to use the same Nuance voices available to VoiceOver which is what Siri used to do in the US in previous iOS versions. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 10/10/2013, at 1:54 PM, Neal Ewers <neal.ew...@ravenswood.org> wrote: I think Susan was actually speaking the words. There were know words she mispronounced. I now use the male voice instead. I wonder what his name is. It's hard to refer to him as Siri. Neal From: <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@ <http://googlegroups.com/> googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brent Harding Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 7:32 PM To: <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Siri is no longer human I thought all of it is synthesized out of models they make of her voice, otherwise it would only be able to speak the limited amount of words they prevoiced. ----- Original Message ----- From: <mailto:troysulliva...@gmail.com> Troy Sullivan To: <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 7:05 PM Subject: Re: Siri is no longer human To be honest I like Susan's voice better, bring her back Apple! ----- Original Message ----- From: <mailto:neal.ew...@ravenswood.org> Neal Ewers To: <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 5:44 PM Subject: Siri is no longer human Boy, I am really slow. 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