Re: new german female voice much worse than before

[ra]

no, that was NOT right. unknown bad voice, returned to TTS, now wondering 
where in hell that strange second voice came from which I heard on 
navigation these days, as is was not one of these 3. 

ra schrieb am Dienstag, 8. November 2022 um 15:17:48 UTC+1:

> as soon as I followed the last hint (Go to > extension -> 
> OSMAnd-development -> check voice announcements) and calculated a short 
> route I luckily heard the well-known voice again, the good one! hope it 
> stays with me now. it's so much better than googles!
> if in a profile I go to "Navigation settings > Voice prompts > Language > 
> TTS/recorded (and language)" TTS was set, system speech/voice. I changed 
> this now to "recorded" german (1,1mb, 10.8.2018) and hope, that is not only 
> good for a test run, but also for navigation, which I will test these days. 
> very shure, that I did not change that ever before, as I saw this interface 
> now for the first time. strange. but in good hopes ;-) thanks for now!
> hjar...@gmail.com schrieb am Dienstag, 8. November 2022 um 14:39:53 UTC+1:
>
>> Go to
>> extension -> OSMAnd-development -> check voice announcements
>> (the terms might differ since I just translated the German terms) 
>>
>> ra  schrieb am Di., 8. Nov. 2022, 11:28:
>>
>>> ... is there a way to hear them before action, at home? I always thought 
>>> it were osmands voices, as it downloads them. if so (and not google!): does 
>>> anyone know if and WHY osmand then changed the perfect german female voice?
>>>
>>> pere...@gmail.com schrieb am Dienstag, 8. November 2022 um 07:30:22 
>>> UTC+1:
>>>
 No idea of what happened, just noting a couple of things that still had 
 not been mentioned:
 Osmand by default uses the tts engine available in the device, mostly 
 google, but users can install own tts engines.
 Also, osmand offers to download pre-recorded, not tts, voice guidances.



 El 3 de novembre de 2022 14:55:43 CET, 'Ed f' via OsmAnd <
 osm...@googlegroups.com> ha escrit:
>
> since a few weeks, not more than a month, without me changing anything 
> actively, the standard german announcing voice in osmand has changed, and 
> much to the worse. I was always happy with the previous (which was in 
> every 
> respect so much better than i.e. that from google maps!), but now there 
> is 
> that sad sounding new voice which shocked me when I suddenly heard it for 
> the first time and ever again ever since. how can I get the old one back?
>
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Re: new german female voice much worse than before

[ra]

as soon as I followed the last hint (Go to > extension -> 
OSMAnd-development -> check voice announcements) and calculated a short 
route I luckily heard the well-known voice again, the good one! hope it 
stays with me now. it's so much better than googles!
if in a profile I go to "Navigation settings > Voice prompts > Language > 
TTS/recorded (and language)" TTS was set, system speech/voice. I changed 
this now to "recorded" german (1,1mb, 10.8.2018) and hope, that is not only 
good for a test run, but also for navigation, which I will test these days. 
very shure, that I did not change that ever before, as I saw this interface 
now for the first time. strange. but in good hopes ;-) thanks for now!
hjar...@gmail.com schrieb am Dienstag, 8. November 2022 um 14:39:53 UTC+1:

> Go to
> extension -> OSMAnd-development -> check voice announcements
> (the terms might differ since I just translated the German terms) 
>
> ra  schrieb am Di., 8. Nov. 2022, 11:28:
>
>> ... is there a way to hear them before action, at home? I always thought 
>> it were osmands voices, as it downloads them. if so (and not google!): does 
>> anyone know if and WHY osmand then changed the perfect german female voice?
>>
>> pere...@gmail.com schrieb am Dienstag, 8. November 2022 um 07:30:22 
>> UTC+1:
>>
>>> No idea of what happened, just noting a couple of things that still had 
>>> not been mentioned:
>>> Osmand by default uses the tts engine available in the device, mostly 
>>> google, but users can install own tts engines.
>>> Also, osmand offers to download pre-recorded, not tts, voice guidances.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> El 3 de novembre de 2022 14:55:43 CET, 'Ed f' via OsmAnd <
>>> osm...@googlegroups.com> ha escrit:

 since a few weeks, not more than a month, without me changing anything 
 actively, the standard german announcing voice in osmand has changed, and 
 much to the worse. I was always happy with the previous (which was in 
 every 
 respect so much better than i.e. that from google maps!), but now there is 
 that sad sounding new voice which shocked me when I suddenly heard it for 
 the first time and ever again ever since. how can I get the old one back?

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Re: new german female voice much worse than before

[Helmut Jarausch]

Go to
extension -> OSMAnd-development -> check voice announcements
(the terms might differ since I just translated the German terms)

ra  schrieb am Di., 8. Nov. 2022, 11:28:

> ... is there a way to hear them before action, at home? I always thought
> it were osmands voices, as it downloads them. if so (and not google!): does
> anyone know if and WHY osmand then changed the perfect german female voice?
>
> pere...@gmail.com schrieb am Dienstag, 8. November 2022 um 07:30:22 UTC+1:
>
>> No idea of what happened, just noting a couple of things that still had
>> not been mentioned:
>> Osmand by default uses the tts engine available in the device, mostly
>> google, but users can install own tts engines.
>> Also, osmand offers to download pre-recorded, not tts, voice guidances.
>>
>>
>>
>> El 3 de novembre de 2022 14:55:43 CET, 'Ed f' via OsmAnd <
>> osm...@googlegroups.com> ha escrit:
>>>
>>> since a few weeks, not more than a month, without me changing anything
>>> actively, the standard german announcing voice in osmand has changed, and
>>> much to the worse. I was always happy with the previous (which was in every
>>> respect so much better than i.e. that from google maps!), but now there is
>>> that sad sounding new voice which shocked me when I suddenly heard it for
>>> the first time and ever again ever since. how can I get the old one back?
>>>
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Re: new german female voice much worse than before

[Tom Crocker]

On Tue, 8 Nov 2022 at 10:28, ra  wrote:

> ... is there a way to hear them before action, at home? I always thought
> it were osmands voices, as it downloads them. if so (and not google!): does
> anyone know if and WHY osmand then changed the perfect german female voice?
>

You can hear at home using simulate navigation (in options within
navigation popup). You can check the kind of voice prompts you are using in
configure profile> Navigation settings > Voice prompts > Language >
TTS/recorded (and language).

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Re: new german female voice much worse than before

[ra]

... is there a way to hear them before action, at home? I always thought it 
were osmands voices, as it downloads them. if so (and not google!): does 
anyone know if and WHY osmand then changed the perfect german female voice?

pere...@gmail.com schrieb am Dienstag, 8. November 2022 um 07:30:22 UTC+1:

> No idea of what happened, just noting a couple of things that still had 
> not been mentioned:
> Osmand by default uses the tts engine available in the device, mostly 
> google, but users can install own tts engines.
> Also, osmand offers to download pre-recorded, not tts, voice guidances.
>
>
>
> El 3 de novembre de 2022 14:55:43 CET, 'Ed f' via OsmAnd <
> osm...@googlegroups.com> ha escrit:
>>
>> since a few weeks, not more than a month, without me changing anything 
>> actively, the standard german announcing voice in osmand has changed, and 
>> much to the worse. I was always happy with the previous (which was in every 
>> respect so much better than i.e. that from google maps!), but now there is 
>> that sad sounding new voice which shocked me when I suddenly heard it for 
>> the first time and ever again ever since. how can I get the old one back?
>>
>>

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Re: new german female voice much worse than before

[Pere Pujal i Carabantes]

No idea of what happened, just noting a couple of things that still had not 
been mentioned:
Osmand by default uses the tts engine available in the device, mostly google, 
but users can install own tts engines.
Also, osmand offers to download pre-recorded, not tts, voice guidances.


El 3 de novembre de 2022 14:55:43 CET, 'Ed f' via OsmAnd 
 ha escrit:
>since a few weeks, not more than a month, without me changing anything 
>actively, the standard german announcing voice in osmand has changed, and 
>much to the worse. I was always happy with the previous (which was in every 
>respect so much better than i.e. that from google maps!), but now there is 
>that sad sounding new voice which shocked me when I suddenly heard it for 
>the first time and ever again ever since. how can I get the old one back?
>
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Re: new german female voice much worse than before

['Xavier' via OsmAnd]

I have no idea on that question.

On Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 06:17:22AM -0800, 'Ed f' via OsmAnd wrote:

if the voice is coming from google then why the voive of google maps has
always been so much worse than osmands?

Xavier schrieb am Montag, 7. November 2022 um 15:13:38 UTC+1:


One of the prior replies indicated that Osmand uses the Android text to
speech subsystem.

Therefore, the answer to your question of why the voice changed is:

Because Google changed the voice they use as part of the Android OS
text to speech system.

I.e., Osmand does not supply the voice you hear, that voice is built
into Android. If Google changes the voice they use in Android, then
the voice you hear changes.

On Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 06:09:22AM -0800, 'Ed f' via OsmAnd wrote:
>yes I have found that (even though the path was MUCH different). but that
>is not the voice I heard before. as I can only check it when actually
>navigating it may take a while, as I don't drive every day. I still would
>like to know why the speech in osmand changed. I never changed anything as
>I was very happy with the osmand speech setting from the very beginning
>years ago - which is now gone.


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Re: new german female voice much worse than before

['Ed f' via OsmAnd]

if the voice is coming from google then why the voive of google maps has 
always been so much worse than osmands?

Xavier schrieb am Montag, 7. November 2022 um 15:13:38 UTC+1:

> One of the prior replies indicated that Osmand uses the Android text to 
> speech subsystem.
>
> Therefore, the answer to your question of why the voice changed is:
>
> Because Google changed the voice they use as part of the Android OS 
> text to speech system.
>
> I.e., Osmand does not supply the voice you hear, that voice is built 
> into Android. If Google changes the voice they use in Android, then 
> the voice you hear changes.
>
> On Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 06:09:22AM -0800, 'Ed f' via OsmAnd wrote:
> >yes I have found that (even though the path was MUCH different). but that
> >is not the voice I heard before. as I can only check it when actually
> >navigating it may take a while, as I don't drive every day. I still would
> >like to know why the speech in osmand changed. I never changed anything as
> >I was very happy with the osmand speech setting from the very beginning
> >years ago - which is now gone.
> >
> >dmpr...@gmail.com schrieb am Montag, 7. November 2022 um 11:44:09 UTC+1:
> >
> >> Please follow one of these instructions
> >> 
> https://wethegeek.com/how-to-change-google-text-to-speech-voices-on-android/
> >> or
> >> 
> https://www.howtogeek.com/442761/how-to-modify-google-text-to-speech-voices/
> >>
> >> On Friday, 4 November 2022 at 18:54:32 UTC+2 Ed f wrote:
> >>
> >>> I was surprised that it changed. if I ever once in a while used
> >>> googlemaps I disliked its voice. which one uses android for gmaps and 
> which
> >>> for osmand and why did it change for osmand? as I do not know the lady
> >>> behind her nice voice - how can I get her back?
> >>>
> >>
> >
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Re: new german female voice much worse than before

['Xavier' via OsmAnd]

One of the prior replies indicated that Osmand uses the Android text to 
speech subsystem.


Therefore, the answer to your question of why the voice changed is:

Because Google changed the voice they use as part of the Android OS 
text to speech system.


I.e., Osmand does not supply the voice you hear, that voice is built 
into Android.  If Google changes the voice they use in Android, then 
the voice you hear changes.


On Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 06:09:22AM -0800, 'Ed f' via OsmAnd wrote:

yes I have found that (even though the path was MUCH different). but that
is not the voice I heard before. as I can only check it when actually
navigating it may take a while, as I don't drive every day. I still would
like to know why the speech in osmand changed. I never changed anything as
I was very happy with the osmand speech setting from the very beginning
years ago - which is now gone.

dmpr...@gmail.com schrieb am Montag, 7. November 2022 um 11:44:09 UTC+1:


Please follow one of these instructions
https://wethegeek.com/how-to-change-google-text-to-speech-voices-on-android/
or
https://www.howtogeek.com/442761/how-to-modify-google-text-to-speech-voices/

On Friday, 4 November 2022 at 18:54:32 UTC+2 Ed f wrote:


I was surprised that it changed. if I ever once in a while used
googlemaps I disliked its voice. which one uses android for gmaps and which
for osmand and why did it change for osmand? as I do not know the lady
behind her nice voice - how can I get her back?





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Re: new german female voice much worse than before

['Ed f' via OsmAnd]

yes I have found that (even though the path was MUCH different). but that 
is not the voice I heard before. as I can only check it when actually 
navigating it may take a while, as I don't drive every day. I still would 
like to know why the speech in osmand changed. I never changed anything as 
I was very happy with the osmand speech setting from the very beginning 
years ago - which is now gone.

dmpr...@gmail.com schrieb am Montag, 7. November 2022 um 11:44:09 UTC+1:

> Please follow one of these instructions 
> https://wethegeek.com/how-to-change-google-text-to-speech-voices-on-android/ 
> or 
> https://www.howtogeek.com/442761/how-to-modify-google-text-to-speech-voices/
>
> On Friday, 4 November 2022 at 18:54:32 UTC+2 Ed f wrote:
>
>> I was surprised that it changed. if I ever once in a while used 
>> googlemaps I disliked its voice. which one uses android for gmaps and which 
>> for osmand and why did it change for osmand? as I do not know the lady 
>> behind her nice voice - how can I get her back?
>>
>

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Re: new german female voice much worse than before

[Dmytro Prodchenko]

Please follow one of these 
instructions 
https://wethegeek.com/how-to-change-google-text-to-speech-voices-on-android/ 
or https://www.howtogeek.com/442761/how-to-modify-google-text-to-speech-voices/

On Friday, 4 November 2022 at 18:54:32 UTC+2 Ed f wrote:

> I was surprised that it changed. if I ever once in a while used googlemaps 
> I disliked its voice. which one uses android for gmaps and which for osmand 
> and why did it change for osmand? as I do not know the lady behind her nice 
> voice - how can I get her back?
>

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Re: new german female voice much worse than before

['Ed f' via OsmAnd]

I was surprised that it changed. if I ever once in a while used googlemaps 
I disliked its voice. which one uses android for gmaps and which for osmand 
and why did it change for osmand? as I do not know the lady behind her nice 
voice - how can I get her back?

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Re: new german female voice much worse than before

[Dmytro Prodchenko]

Hi!
All voices are generated by using the installed Text-to-Speech (TTS) 
engine. You need to check in the System settings, what software it uses,s 
and select the needed voice.
On Thursday, 3 November 2022 at 15:55:43 UTC+2 Ed f wrote:

> since a few weeks, not more than a month, without me changing anything 
> actively, the standard german announcing voice in osmand has changed, and 
> much to the worse. I was always happy with the previous (which was in every 
> respect so much better than i.e. that from google maps!), but now there is 
> that sad sounding new voice which shocked me when I suddenly heard it for 
> the first time and ever again ever since. how can I get the old one back?
>

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