I thought that there was at least one out there that had an african american type inflection, but can’t remember right now which one it is..
without going to each speech company and having a listen again, I’m stumped, though. I think the name was Will or something like that. hth, Cait On Dec 10, 2013, at 1:03 AM, richie Gardenhire <[email protected]> wrote: > I am sure that Apple and other companies will be looking for people to use as > "sampler" voices for future, screenreader or text-to-speech programs. As an > African-American, myself, I would like nothing better, male or female, > although African-American female voices are probably harder to pin a dialect > down because of different inflexions from various parts of the country. > > Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. > > > On Dec 9, 2013, at 7:19 PM, Laurel and Stockard wrote: > >> Hey guys, >> Sorry for all the questions tonight, I'm just doing a lot of computer work. >> Now, this'll be the last one, I promise. :-) >> I know the subject sounds weird, but I have a friend who is looking for a >> voice for voiceover on the mac that speaks, in her words, more of an African >> American sounding dialect. You know, we have lots of voices out there from >> different dialects from the U.K. and even South African, Australian and >> Indian English. But I and my friend can't find any real American dialects, >> like what my friend's looking for in an African American dialect, or even a >> southern United States dialect. >> Thoughts? >> Thanks >> Laurel >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that >> the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and >> worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security >> strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something >> unpredictable happen. >> >> Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by >> visiting the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
