Agreed. I don't like American Nuance either, that's why I prefer Serena (British) or Lee (Australian). Here's how odd my tastes are: if I had my way, I'd be using eSpeak with Voiceover on my iPhone and mac. Yes, eSpeak. If you haven't heard that one, google it; it is absolutely horrible at first, but it grows on you and you eventually realize how fast it can go while still being totally understandable, something the newer, "human-sounding" voices cannot do. On Feb 21, 2013, at 12:38 AM, Cheryl Homiak <[email protected]> wrote:
> Voices preferences are such an individual thing that I think a person just > has to try different voices and make a decision. I personally don't like > Nuance - at least the US English voices - but some people really like those > voices, and you can find people who really like Alex and people who don't > like him at all. > > -- > Cheryl > > May the words of my mouth > and the meditation of my heart > be acceptable to You, Lord, > my rock and my Redeemer. > (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) > > > > On Feb 20, 2013, at 11:28 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Well, I still like Alex over any other U.s. English voice available on the >> Mac. If Ivona were on the Mac, I would have a different opinion, but it >> isn't, so be it. I'm still using Snow Leopard, so perhaps Alex changed for >> the worse on newer versions of the os. I'm just not taken with the A Capella >> speech except for the Russian, which is decent, but off topic for this >> thread. >> >> Mary >> >> Mary Otten >> [email protected] >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
