Is it just me, or does Samantha talk with an inflection similar to the little girl robot Vicki from that TV show small wonder? lol. On Apr 23, 2010, at 10:59 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote:
> I agree completely. I've noticed Samantha popping up in car comercials where > they are advertising the voice controlled music system and bluetooth syncing > for cell phones. She is the voice of this voice guided system. > On Apr 23, 2010, at 9:13 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: > >> Samantha sounds completely emotionless to me. I know that synthesizer >> intonation only approximates the change in pitch that happens as a person >> reads, but Samantha has one of the worst intonation models that I've ever >> heard. No matter if she is pausing at the end of a clause, making a >> statement, asking a question, or speaking with exclamation, she always >> speaks the same way. She starts high, slowly starts to drop in pitch, and >> has an abrupt drop when she reaches the end of a sentence or a clause >> boundary. All other modern synths, from Alex, to the old Macintalk voices, >> to DECtalk, to Eloquence, and even junk stuff like ESpeak can use intonation >> that changes a little depending on what it is reading. Samantha sounds >> completely flat and detached. Add to that she sounds like an annoyed person >> that smokes heavily, and I think she's a crap voice. It really bugs me that >> she is becoming the default voice for so many blind-people devices. If we >> had to use a Scansoft voice, Tom would be better. At least Tom modulates. A >> synthetic voice would be more expressive. >> >> Bryan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen >> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 5:41 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Where Is Samantha, on the Mac? >> >> Hi, >> >> I find Samantha a lot nicer on a computer than the iPhone. THis is in part >> because of the quality, but I for some reason find her a much harsher >> assistant on the iPhone than I do on a computer. >> >> Regards, >> Nic >> Mobile Me: [email protected] >> Skype: Kvalme >> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >> AIM: cincinster >> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >> Facebook Profile >> My Twitter >> >> On Apr 23, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >> >>> Hell I thought she was one of the better quality voices out there. >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen >>> Sent: Wednesday, 21 April 2010 8:30 p.m. >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Where Is Samantha, on the Mac? >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Samantha is a SAPI voice, made by Scansoft, and referred to Vocalizer >>> on any mobile platform from Nuance. It is the voice of the iThingies >>> though, but I find her harsh to listen to. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Nic >>> Mobile Me: [email protected] >>> Skype: Kvalme >>> MSN Messenger: [email protected] >>> AIM: cincinster >>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>> Facebook Profile >>> My Twitter >>> >>> On Apr 21, 2010, at 8:34 AM, M. Taylor wrote: >>> >>>> Thank you for your response. >>>> >>>> But how can this be? Is she not the beloved voice of the iPhone, >>>> iPod Touch, and iPad? >>>> >>>> Perhaps I refer to her by the wrong name? >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Get to know yourself as you get to know me on The Secret Life of Mark >>> Marcus >>>> Live Talk Show >>>> http://candleshore.com/secrets >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of gkearney >>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:12 PM >>>> To: MacVisionaries >>>> Subject: Re: Where Is Samantha, on the Mac? >>>> >>>> I fear you shall not find symmetry in your world...Samantha is a >>>> Microsoft Windows SAPI voice and is not an option for Macintosh users. >>>> >>>> Gregory Kearney >>>> Manager Accessible Media >>>> Association for the Blind of Western Australia >>>> 61 Kitchener Ave >>>> Victoria Park, WA 6100' >>>> AUSTRALIA >>>> +61 08 9311 8246 >>>> >>>> On Apr 21, 9:20 am, "M. 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