Hey. Noticed that no one else replied to this so to delete a voice, go to the Mackintosh HD in your finder, then go to system, library, speech, then voices. There you can delete any voice you wish. HTH.
Shawn Sent From My White MacBook > On Feb 9, 2015, at 11:23 AM, Faisal ali <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > How would one go about deleting all the other voices other than Alex? >> On Feb 9, 2015, at 7:31 AM, Jonathan Mosen <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, like Dave, I have found no difference in the way Alex sounds in >> Yosemite versus Mavericks, but I agree responsiveness is excellent and this >> makes me want to give it yet another go. >> I've been lucky for some reason as I've not been affected by any lag issues >> since Yosemite. Well, at least, no new lag issues. The issue with activities >> and Vocalizer voices is very frustrating and has caused me to delete them >> all. >> My preferred voice is compact Daniel, which I can crank up to 100% and still >> find him intelligible. Next best thing to Eloquence, which would be my dream >> for VoiceOver. >> I find Alex is quite good at slow speed, but too much is strung together for >> it to be intelligible to me at very fast speeds. I also find that Alex >> mispronounces an awful lot. >> But speech is indeed highly subjective, so it's great that there is a wide >> range of options to suit our preferences. >> >> Jonathan Mosen >> Mosen Consulting >> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training >> http://Mosen.org <http://mosen.org/> >>> On 10/02/2015, at 4:10 am, Erik Heil <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> Verry interesting to look at all your replies. On the subject of delayed >>> responses using software speech, one has to consider the possibility that >>> Apple may in fact employ private API's that are non-published, and >>> therefore are undocumented. Remember that Apple controls the entire >>> software stack, so they would have access to proprietary software >>> optimizations that could be non-published. Then again, it may be a case of >>> less than standard hardware. We should run a memory profile analysis to >>> see where any potential bottlenecks are. Mainly, what is the memory >>> footprint used by the Alex voice specifically? Back to the API situation >>> for a bit, and then I'll post this. We already know that the Alex voice is >>> probably running as a part of a system-wide service. Perhaps the "private" >>> API's (if, in fact their are any) may give the process higher resource >>> utilization when its in active use. i.e. speaking text. This may account >>> partially for the standards of responsiveness. >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 12:43 AM, Faisal ali <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> I really wish Apple would reduce the lag in some of the other voices as >>> well. I’d love to be able to use Eva again. >>> Also, I just stick to Alex and have done so for a while since he use to be >>> the only voice who could read emojis >>> >>>> On Feb 8, 2015, at 9:16 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Yes, this is Yosemite. As I said in my original message, speech synthesis >>>> is one of the most subjective things about accessibility software. For >>>> instance, I'm in that crazy minority that love ESpeak and KeynoteGold. >>>> <smile> >>>>> On Feb 9, 2015, at 12:01 AM, Traci Duncan <[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I take it, this new Alex is in Yosimity only? I have consistently used >>>>> Compact Samantha on my Mac. I have mostly found Alex difficult to >>>>> understand after long periods of reading. He seems to blur his words >>>>> together. I was using him on my iPad mini for a while, but ended up >>>>> going back to trusty Compact Samantha. >>>>> >>>>> When I upgrade to Yosimity, maybe I’ll give Alex another whirl. :) >>>>> >>>>> Traci >>>>> PS. Compact Samantha says OS X correctly. As in OS Ten. :) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Feb 8, 2015, at 7:27 PM, Devin Prater <[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I've had the studdering issue for a while now, but I'd always use Fred >>>>>> and forget about it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 8, 2015, at 9:04 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks for the confirmation, everyone. I never thought I'd say it, but >>>>>>> I plan on keeping Alex as my primary voice for the foreseeable future. >>>>>>> Of course, that's assuming some genius doesn't port ESpeak over to the >>>>>>> Mac. :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Odd that you're encountering suttering, Devin. Nuance voices would >>>>>>> definitely stutter and lag, even in the latest Yosemite, but Alex has >>>>>>> no such problems. In fact, VoiceOver with Alex is way more responsive, >>>>>>> and I often feel like I have that immediate response the Mac has been >>>>>>> lacking for so long. It used to be that a Windows screen reader had the >>>>>>> immediacy down - hit a key, hear speech, no delays at all - but now the >>>>>>> Mac is getting there too. Alex is the only voice to offer it, though; >>>>>>> the Nuance voices I've tried still have a bit of lag to them in all >>>>>>> situations, and can lag terribly every so often. >>>>>>>> On Feb 8, 2015, at 9:56 PM, Devin Prater <[email protected] >>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The only thing I don't like is that Alex seems to studder and skip a >>>>>>>> little on the mac, but he doesn't do that on the iPhone. So I use Fred >>>>>>>> on the mac because of that. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Feb 8, 2015, at 7:59 PM, Jessica Moss <[email protected] >>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> What words did you find he ran together? I use him as my default all >>>>>>>>> the time, and only thing I've found that sounds really weird, is when >>>>>>>>> you try to log in anywhere and go to the usual "remember me," >>>>>>>>> checkbox, when he speaks the "remember me," he sounds like he either >>>>>>>>> has his teeth clenched, or has something in his mouth, which always >>>>>>>>> makes me cringe, and I've always thought it really weird that he >>>>>>>>> sounds like that. >>>>>>>>> On Feb 8, 2015, at 7:41 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected] >>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>>>> First, yes, this is about a speech synthesizer, and will thus be >>>>>>>>>> very subjective. I wanted to see, though, if anyone else might have >>>>>>>>>> come to the same conclusion I have. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I got a Mac in the days of Lion, and quickly switched to the >>>>>>>>>> Vocalizer voices (Serena or Lee, mostly). When we got new ones in >>>>>>>>>> Mavericks, I favored Ava, and she is still among the best voices I >>>>>>>>>> know of, except a couple from Ivona. In testing things for Yosemite, >>>>>>>>>> I kept switching from Ava to Alex, just to see if any problems were >>>>>>>>>> being caused by the use of Nuance voices. I accidentally made a >>>>>>>>>> startling discovery: Alex used to be pretty bad a few years ago, but >>>>>>>>>> now, he's quite good. I've always liked the breathing thing, but >>>>>>>>>> Alex would constantly run words together, mispronounce syllables, >>>>>>>>>> and have other small problems that made him hard to understand, >>>>>>>>>> especially at higher speeds. The more I use him in Yosemite, though, >>>>>>>>>> the more I look for reasons to switch back to Ava, but the more >>>>>>>>>> those reasons allude me. Ava misses the period after certain words, >>>>>>>>>> like "app", Alex doesn't; Ava says "capital" before uppercase >>>>>>>>>> letters, although that setting is disabled, and Alex doesn't; >>>>>>>>>> VoiceOver has delays when opening the VO Utility or bringing up VO >>>>>>>>>> menus while using Nuance voices, but with Alex, I find no such >>>>>>>>>> delays; and more. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> So, is it just me, or has Alex gotten way better? I don't mean >>>>>>>>>> "better" in that VoiceOver runs faster while using Alex, although it >>>>>>>>>> certainly does. I mean "better" in that, compared to a few years >>>>>>>>>> ago, he's far clearer when speaking and makes far fewer mistakes. >>>>>>>>>> Maybe I'm misremembering, or maybe I'm the only one to notice, since >>>>>>>>>> the change was likely gradual and thus invisible to those who have >>>>>>>>>> used Alex all along. Either way, I'm interested in hearing your >>>>>>>>>> thoughts, and I'm more eager than ever to obtain a 64-bit iPhone so >>>>>>>>>> I can start using Alex there as well. My only complaint about Alex >>>>>>>>>> is that he doesn't speed up very well - sure, he can go crazy fast, >>>>>>>>>> but I find I miss things at more than 70% speaking rate. Anyway, >>>>>>>>>> what do you all think? If you haven't used Alex in a long time, give >>>>>>>>>> him another chance. 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