RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
I prefer a Midwest accent and have gotten to where I can sort of tell a Minnesota accent. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joshua Hendrickson Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2021 1:29 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I always enjoy voices with some kind of accent. I always thought here in the Mid West, we don't really have much of an accent. Southern accents can be kind of cool, but sometimes they can get annoying in my opinion. I think overall, we have some great voices for our iPhone's to choose from. On 4/28/21, Kelly Pierce wrote: > Before I had my iPhone 7, I was limited to the male Siri voice for > Voiceover and Lee on my iPhone 5. In public, heads would turn when I > used Siri and it spoke in an Australian accent. Midwestern Americans > reacted like it was a foreign intrusion. I felt like screaming that > the man who recorded this voice has the same ancestry as I do. We just > sound different. There’s no need to freak out. > > Kelly > > > > On 4/28/21, Wendy Lin wrote: >> I use Alex on both my iPhone and Mac. He is the best voice out of all >> the other voices in my opinion. I gave Siri female a try a couple >> days ago and >> 24 hours later I just couldn’t stand her voice anymore! The way how >> she pronounces the letter B, sounds like she’s saying E. >> >> Wendy >> >>> On Apr 28, 2021, at 11:13 AM, Joshua Hendrickson >>> wrote: >>> >>> If you like Serena, then give Kate a try. She is also very good. I >>> like Tessa, as well as Lee and sometimes I'll try Oliver. The Siri >>> Irish voices both male and female are also quite good in my opinion. >>> I also use Serena quite a bit as well. >>> >>> On 4/28/21, Angie Nutt wrote: >>>> I’d like Alex as my boyfriend too. . I’ve been using Serena >>>> since I got this phone in December; have always liked her. I change >>>> from time to time. >>>> >>>> All the best >>>> Angie >>>> >>>>> On 27 Apr 2021, at 15:17, Richard Turner >>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Alex has had that breathing sound since the beginning when it was >>>>> on the Mac as the default voice. >>>>> When they brought it to the iPhone, they kept him breathing. >>>>> I knew one elderly woman in a retirement center who was losing her >>>>> vision and learned how to access her Mac with VoiceOver and from >>>>> hence forth, referred to Alex as her boyfriend, with a huge grin. >>>>> >>>>> I prefer Alex when he is silent, as in not on my iPhone. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Richard >>>>> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for >>>>> it, but what they become by it." >>>>> >>>>> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Web site: www.turner42.com <http://www.turner42.com/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On >>>>> Behalf Of Robert Doc Wright >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:58 AM >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex >>>>> voice >>>>> >>>>> that has always been there.. >>>>> - Original Message - >>>>> From: Simon A Fogarty <mailto:si...@blinky-net.com> >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 6:09 PM >>>>> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex >>>>> voice >>>>> >>>>> Hey that little guy inside the device has to be able to breath as >>>>> well, >>>>> >>>>> If you can hear it though, >>>>> Possibly he’s having an asthma attack >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>>>>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Star Gazer >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 27 April 2021 6:31 am >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex
Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
I use Arthur the male Irish Siri voice on my iPhone SE 2020 & Apple Watch series 5. He is very clear and pronounces everything fine, he is the clearest out of them all. Are use this voice because I reside in Ireland. This is the voice that I always wanted on my Apple Watch and I was delighted when it became available last year. Sent from my iPhone > On 29 Apr 2021, at 4:23 a.m., Kelly Pierce wrote: > > Before I had my iPhone 7, I was limited to the male Siri voice for > Voiceover and Lee on my iPhone 5. In public, heads would turn when I > used Siri and it spoke in an Australian accent. Midwestern Americans > reacted like it was a foreign intrusion. I felt like screaming that > the man who recorded this voice has the same ancestry as I do. We just > sound different. There’s no need to freak out. > > Kelly > > > >> On 4/28/21, Wendy Lin wrote: >> I use Alex on both my iPhone and Mac. He is the best voice out of all the >> other voices in my opinion. I gave Siri female a try a couple days ago and >> 24 hours later I just couldn’t stand her voice anymore! The way how she >> pronounces the letter B, sounds like she’s saying E. >> >> Wendy >> >>> On Apr 28, 2021, at 11:13 AM, Joshua Hendrickson >>> wrote: >>> >>> If you like Serena, then give Kate a try. She is also very good. I >>> like Tessa, as well as Lee and sometimes I'll try Oliver. The Siri >>> Irish voices both male and female are also quite good in my opinion. >>> I also use Serena quite a bit as well. >>> >>> On 4/28/21, Angie Nutt wrote: >>>> I’d like Alex as my boyfriend too. . I’ve been using Serena since >>>> I >>>> got this phone in December; have always liked her. I change from time to >>>> time. >>>> >>>> All the best >>>> Angie >>>> >>>>> On 27 Apr 2021, at 15:17, Richard Turner >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Alex has had that breathing sound since the beginning when it was on >>>>> the >>>>> Mac as the default voice. >>>>> When they brought it to the iPhone, they kept him breathing. >>>>> I knew one elderly woman in a retirement center who was losing her >>>>> vision >>>>> and learned how to access her Mac with VoiceOver and from hence forth, >>>>> referred to Alex as her boyfriend, with a huge grin. >>>>> >>>>> I prefer Alex when he is silent, as in not on my iPhone. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Richard >>>>> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, >>>>> but >>>>> what they become by it." >>>>> >>>>> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Web site: www.turner42.com <http://www.turner42.com/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of >>>>> Robert Doc Wright >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:58 AM >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>>>> >>>>> that has always been there.. >>>>> - Original Message - >>>>> From: Simon A Fogarty <mailto:si...@blinky-net.com> >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 6:09 PM >>>>> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>>>> >>>>> Hey that little guy inside the device has to be able to breath as well, >>>>> >>>>> If you can hear it though, >>>>> Possibly he’s having an asthma attack >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>>>>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Star Gazer >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 27 April 2021 6:31 am >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>>>> >>>>> I find the breathing pauses in Alex creepy, it’s a f**cking machine not >>>>> a >>>>> person. If it breathes, we have problems. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from Mail >&g
Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
I always enjoy voices with some kind of accent. I always thought here in the Mid West, we don't really have much of an accent. Southern accents can be kind of cool, but sometimes they can get annoying in my opinion. I think overall, we have some great voices for our iPhone's to choose from. On 4/28/21, Kelly Pierce wrote: > Before I had my iPhone 7, I was limited to the male Siri voice for > Voiceover and Lee on my iPhone 5. In public, heads would turn when I > used Siri and it spoke in an Australian accent. Midwestern Americans > reacted like it was a foreign intrusion. I felt like screaming that > the man who recorded this voice has the same ancestry as I do. We just > sound different. There’s no need to freak out. > > Kelly > > > > On 4/28/21, Wendy Lin wrote: >> I use Alex on both my iPhone and Mac. He is the best voice out of all the >> other voices in my opinion. I gave Siri female a try a couple days ago >> and >> 24 hours later I just couldn’t stand her voice anymore! The way how she >> pronounces the letter B, sounds like she’s saying E. >> >> Wendy >> >>> On Apr 28, 2021, at 11:13 AM, Joshua Hendrickson >>> wrote: >>> >>> If you like Serena, then give Kate a try. She is also very good. I >>> like Tessa, as well as Lee and sometimes I'll try Oliver. The Siri >>> Irish voices both male and female are also quite good in my opinion. >>> I also use Serena quite a bit as well. >>> >>> On 4/28/21, Angie Nutt wrote: >>>> I’d like Alex as my boyfriend too. . I’ve been using Serena >>>> since >>>> I >>>> got this phone in December; have always liked her. I change from time >>>> to >>>> time. >>>> >>>> All the best >>>> Angie >>>> >>>>> On 27 Apr 2021, at 15:17, Richard Turner >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Alex has had that breathing sound since the beginning when it was on >>>>> the >>>>> Mac as the default voice. >>>>> When they brought it to the iPhone, they kept him breathing. >>>>> I knew one elderly woman in a retirement center who was losing her >>>>> vision >>>>> and learned how to access her Mac with VoiceOver and from hence forth, >>>>> referred to Alex as her boyfriend, with a huge grin. >>>>> >>>>> I prefer Alex when he is silent, as in not on my iPhone. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Richard >>>>> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, >>>>> but >>>>> what they become by it." >>>>> >>>>> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Web site: www.turner42.com <http://www.turner42.com/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of >>>>> Robert Doc Wright >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:58 AM >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>>>> >>>>> that has always been there.. >>>>> - Original Message - >>>>> From: Simon A Fogarty <mailto:si...@blinky-net.com> >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 6:09 PM >>>>> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>>>> >>>>> Hey that little guy inside the device has to be able to breath as >>>>> well, >>>>> >>>>> If you can hear it though, >>>>> Possibly he’s having an asthma attack >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>>>>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Star Gazer >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 27 April 2021 6:31 am >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>>>> >>>>> I find the breathing pauses in Alex creepy, it’s a f**cking machine >>>>> not >>>>> a >>>>> person. If it breathes, we have problems. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from Mail >>>>> <https://na01.safel
Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
Before I had my iPhone 7, I was limited to the male Siri voice for Voiceover and Lee on my iPhone 5. In public, heads would turn when I used Siri and it spoke in an Australian accent. Midwestern Americans reacted like it was a foreign intrusion. I felt like screaming that the man who recorded this voice has the same ancestry as I do. We just sound different. There’s no need to freak out. Kelly On 4/28/21, Wendy Lin wrote: > I use Alex on both my iPhone and Mac. He is the best voice out of all the > other voices in my opinion. I gave Siri female a try a couple days ago and > 24 hours later I just couldn’t stand her voice anymore! The way how she > pronounces the letter B, sounds like she’s saying E. > > Wendy > >> On Apr 28, 2021, at 11:13 AM, Joshua Hendrickson >> wrote: >> >> If you like Serena, then give Kate a try. She is also very good. I >> like Tessa, as well as Lee and sometimes I'll try Oliver. The Siri >> Irish voices both male and female are also quite good in my opinion. >> I also use Serena quite a bit as well. >> >> On 4/28/21, Angie Nutt wrote: >>> I’d like Alex as my boyfriend too. . I’ve been using Serena since >>> I >>> got this phone in December; have always liked her. I change from time to >>> time. >>> >>> All the best >>> Angie >>> >>>> On 27 Apr 2021, at 15:17, Richard Turner >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Alex has had that breathing sound since the beginning when it was on >>>> the >>>> Mac as the default voice. >>>> When they brought it to the iPhone, they kept him breathing. >>>> I knew one elderly woman in a retirement center who was losing her >>>> vision >>>> and learned how to access her Mac with VoiceOver and from hence forth, >>>> referred to Alex as her boyfriend, with a huge grin. >>>> >>>> I prefer Alex when he is silent, as in not on my iPhone. >>>> >>>> >>>> Richard >>>> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, >>>> but >>>> what they become by it." >>>> >>>> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >>>> >>>> >>>> Web site: www.turner42.com <http://www.turner42.com/> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of >>>> Robert Doc Wright >>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:58 AM >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>>> >>>> that has always been there.. >>>> - Original Message - >>>> From: Simon A Fogarty <mailto:si...@blinky-net.com> >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 6:09 PM >>>> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>>> >>>> Hey that little guy inside the device has to be able to breath as well, >>>> >>>> If you can hear it though, >>>> Possibly he’s having an asthma attack >>>> >>>> >>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>>>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Star Gazer >>>> Sent: Tuesday, 27 April 2021 6:31 am >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>>> >>>> I find the breathing pauses in Alex creepy, it’s a f**cking machine not >>>> a >>>> person. If it breathes, we have problems. >>>> >>>> Sent from Mail >>>> <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.microsoft.com%2Ffwlink%2F%3FLinkId%3D550986=04%7C01%7C%7Cf27aaeceebe34810921508d909847c91%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637551286891399859%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000=OeVDXuZdQlyotSKG4UIkmvFD1MyahK3t3V%2Fq9v5PXyk%3D=0> >>>> for Windows 10 >>>> >>>> From: Sieghard Weitzel <mailto:siegh...@live.ca> >>>> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:14 PM >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>>> >>>> Just as with headsets, which voice to use is extremely subjecti
Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
I use Alex on both my iPhone and Mac. He is the best voice out of all the other voices in my opinion. I gave Siri female a try a couple days ago and 24 hours later I just couldn’t stand her voice anymore! The way how she pronounces the letter B, sounds like she’s saying E. Wendy > On Apr 28, 2021, at 11:13 AM, Joshua Hendrickson wrote: > > If you like Serena, then give Kate a try. She is also very good. I > like Tessa, as well as Lee and sometimes I'll try Oliver. The Siri > Irish voices both male and female are also quite good in my opinion. > I also use Serena quite a bit as well. > > On 4/28/21, Angie Nutt wrote: >> I’d like Alex as my boyfriend too. . I’ve been using Serena since I >> got this phone in December; have always liked her. I change from time to >> time. >> >> All the best >> Angie >> >>> On 27 Apr 2021, at 15:17, Richard Turner >>> wrote: >>> >>> Alex has had that breathing sound since the beginning when it was on the >>> Mac as the default voice. >>> When they brought it to the iPhone, they kept him breathing. >>> I knew one elderly woman in a retirement center who was losing her vision >>> and learned how to access her Mac with VoiceOver and from hence forth, >>> referred to Alex as her boyfriend, with a huge grin. >>> >>> I prefer Alex when he is silent, as in not on my iPhone. >>> >>> >>> Richard >>> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but >>> what they become by it." >>> >>> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >>> >>> >>> Web site: www.turner42.com <http://www.turner42.com/> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of >>> Robert Doc Wright >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:58 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>> >>> that has always been there.. >>> - Original Message - >>> From: Simon A Fogarty <mailto:si...@blinky-net.com> >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 6:09 PM >>> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>> >>> Hey that little guy inside the device has to be able to breath as well, >>> >>> If you can hear it though, >>> Possibly he’s having an asthma attack >>> >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Star Gazer >>> Sent: Tuesday, 27 April 2021 6:31 am >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>> >>> I find the breathing pauses in Alex creepy, it’s a f**cking machine not a >>> person. If it breathes, we have problems. >>> >>> Sent from Mail >>> <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.microsoft.com%2Ffwlink%2F%3FLinkId%3D550986=04%7C01%7C%7Cf27aaeceebe34810921508d909847c91%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637551286891399859%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000=OeVDXuZdQlyotSKG4UIkmvFD1MyahK3t3V%2Fq9v5PXyk%3D=0> >>> for Windows 10 >>> >>> From: Sieghard Weitzel <mailto:siegh...@live.ca> >>> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:14 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>> >>> Just as with headsets, which voice to use is extremely subjective so you >>> will always get a lot of different answers. I prefer the female SIRI >>> voice, of course if I could have Eloquence that would be so fantastic, but >>> I am afraid it will never happen. >>> I dislike Alex for the exact reason most who use him as their voice like >>> him, he sounds or tries to sound "too human" and I really couldn't care >>> less if my synthesizer can breath or not. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Anthony Vece >>> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 5:19 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Subject:
Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
If you like Serena, then give Kate a try. She is also very good. I like Tessa, as well as Lee and sometimes I'll try Oliver. The Siri Irish voices both male and female are also quite good in my opinion. I also use Serena quite a bit as well. On 4/28/21, Angie Nutt wrote: > I’d like Alex as my boyfriend too. . I’ve been using Serena since I > got this phone in December; have always liked her. I change from time to > time. > > All the best > Angie > >> On 27 Apr 2021, at 15:17, Richard Turner >> wrote: >> >> Alex has had that breathing sound since the beginning when it was on the >> Mac as the default voice. >> When they brought it to the iPhone, they kept him breathing. >> I knew one elderly woman in a retirement center who was losing her vision >> and learned how to access her Mac with VoiceOver and from hence forth, >> referred to Alex as her boyfriend, with a huge grin. >> >> I prefer Alex when he is silent, as in not on my iPhone. >> >> >> Richard >> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but >> what they become by it." >> >> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >> >> >> Web site: www.turner42.com <http://www.turner42.com/> >> >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of >> Robert Doc Wright >> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:58 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> that has always been there.. >> - Original Message - >> From: Simon A Fogarty <mailto:si...@blinky-net.com> >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 6:09 PM >> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> Hey that little guy inside the device has to be able to breath as well, >> >> If you can hear it though, >> Possibly he’s having an asthma attack >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Star Gazer >> Sent: Tuesday, 27 April 2021 6:31 am >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> I find the breathing pauses in Alex creepy, it’s a f**cking machine not a >> person. If it breathes, we have problems. >> >> Sent from Mail >> <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.microsoft.com%2Ffwlink%2F%3FLinkId%3D550986=04%7C01%7C%7Cf27aaeceebe34810921508d909847c91%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637551286891399859%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000=OeVDXuZdQlyotSKG4UIkmvFD1MyahK3t3V%2Fq9v5PXyk%3D=0> >> for Windows 10 >> >> From: Sieghard Weitzel <mailto:siegh...@live.ca> >> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:14 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> Just as with headsets, which voice to use is extremely subjective so you >> will always get a lot of different answers. I prefer the female SIRI >> voice, of course if I could have Eloquence that would be so fantastic, but >> I am afraid it will never happen. >> I dislike Alex for the exact reason most who use him as their voice like >> him, he sounds or tries to sound "too human" and I really couldn't care >> less if my synthesizer can breath or not. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Anthony Vece >> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 5:19 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> I use the same voice. >> >> Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!! >> >> > On Apr 26, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Arlene > > <mailto:arlenes71...@earthlink.net>> wrote: >> > >> > Someone was asking which Tom we use, it's Tom enhanced. We really like >> > his voice. As I said we use Tom on nvda on the computer. Interestingly >> > enough, Tom is used for the automated system for the phone carrier total >> > wireless. >> > - Original Message - From: "Duane Steele" >> > mailto:duanestee...@gmail.com>> >> > To: mailto:
Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
I’d like Alex as my boyfriend too. . I’ve been using Serena since I got this phone in December; have always liked her. I change from time to time. All the best Angie > On 27 Apr 2021, at 15:17, Richard Turner wrote: > > Alex has had that breathing sound since the beginning when it was on the Mac > as the default voice. > When they brought it to the iPhone, they kept him breathing. > I knew one elderly woman in a retirement center who was losing her vision and > learned how to access her Mac with VoiceOver and from hence forth, referred > to Alex as her boyfriend, with a huge grin. > > I prefer Alex when he is silent, as in not on my iPhone. > > > Richard > "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what > they become by it." > > - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 > > > Web site: www.turner42.com <http://www.turner42.com/> > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Robert > Doc Wright > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:58 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > that has always been there.. > - Original Message - > From: Simon A Fogarty <mailto:si...@blinky-net.com> > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 6:09 PM > Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > Hey that little guy inside the device has to be able to breath as well, > > If you can hear it though, > Possibly he’s having an asthma attack > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Star Gazer > Sent: Tuesday, 27 April 2021 6:31 am > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > I find the breathing pauses in Alex creepy, it’s a f**cking machine not a > person. If it breathes, we have problems. > > Sent from Mail > <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.microsoft.com%2Ffwlink%2F%3FLinkId%3D550986=04%7C01%7C%7Cf27aaeceebe34810921508d909847c91%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637551286891399859%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000=OeVDXuZdQlyotSKG4UIkmvFD1MyahK3t3V%2Fq9v5PXyk%3D=0> > for Windows 10 > > From: Sieghard Weitzel <mailto:siegh...@live.ca> > Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:14 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > Just as with headsets, which voice to use is extremely subjective so you will > always get a lot of different answers. I prefer the female SIRI voice, of > course if I could have Eloquence that would be so fantastic, but I am afraid > it will never happen. > I dislike Alex for the exact reason most who use him as their voice like him, > he sounds or tries to sound "too human" and I really couldn't care less if my > synthesizer can breath or not. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Anthony Vece > Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 5:19 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > I use the same voice. > > Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!! > > > On Apr 26, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Arlene > <mailto:arlenes71...@earthlink.net>> wrote: > > > > Someone was asking which Tom we use, it's Tom enhanced. We really like his > > voice. As I said we use Tom on nvda on the computer. Interestingly enough, > > Tom is used for the automated system for the phone carrier total wireless. > > - Original Message - From: "Duane Steele" > > mailto:duanestee...@gmail.com>> > > To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> > > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 3:17 PM > > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > > > > > Just an observation. I had used Alex for a while, and went back to > > Samantha. Today, because several of you have mentioned Tom, I decided to > > download and try Tom. I like this voice. However, when using my Braille > > device, and changing the braille output and input modes, I did notice that > > Tom doesn't pronounce the letter t in the words "outpuut and input". But > > otherwise, I like
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Hahaha, I love that little old lady, I wish I could have met her hah And I agree about alex, I still use Samantha compact for my day to day tts From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Simon A Fogarty Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 7:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice That’s rather humorous She had the deep breathing from her computer rather than the phone. From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, 28 April 2021 2:17 am To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Alex has had that breathing sound since the beginning when it was on the Mac as the default voice. When they brought it to the iPhone, they kept him breathing. I knew one elderly woman in a retirement center who was losing her vision and learned how to access her Mac with VoiceOver and from hence forth, referred to Alex as her boyfriend, with a huge grin. I prefer Alex when he is silent, as in not on my iPhone. Richard "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it." - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 Web site: <http://www.turner42.com> www.turner42.com From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of Robert Doc Wright Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:58 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice that has always been there.. - Original Message - From: Simon A Fogarty <mailto:si...@blinky-net.com> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 6:09 PM Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Hey that little guy inside the device has to be able to breath as well, If you can hear it though, Possibly he’s having an asthma attack From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of Star Gazer Sent: Tuesday, 27 April 2021 6:31 am To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I find the breathing pauses in Alex creepy, it’s a f**cking machine not a person. If it breathes, we have problems. Sent from Mail <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.microsoft.com%2Ffwlink%2F%3FLinkId%3D550986=04%7C01%7C%7Cf27aaeceebe34810921508d909847c91%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637551286891399859%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000=OeVDXuZdQlyotSKG4UIkmvFD1MyahK3t3V%2Fq9v5PXyk%3D=0> for Windows 10 From: Sieghard Weitzel <mailto:siegh...@live.ca> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Just as with headsets, which voice to use is extremely subjective so you will always get a lot of different answers. I prefer the female SIRI voice, of course if I could have Eloquence that would be so fantastic, but I am afraid it will never happen. I dislike Alex for the exact reason most who use him as their voice like him, he sounds or tries to sound "too human" and I really couldn't care less if my synthesizer can breath or not. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of Anthony Vece Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 5:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I use the same voice. Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!! > On Apr 26, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Arlene <mailto:arlenes71...@earthlink.net> > wrote: > > Someone was asking which Tom we use, it's Tom enhanced. We really like his > voice. As I said we use Tom on nvda on the computer. Interestingly enough, > Tom is used for the automated system for the phone carrier total wireless. > - Original Message - From: "Duane Steele" > mailto:duanestee...@gmail.com> > > To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 3:17 PM > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > > Just an observation. I had used Alex for a while, and went back to Samantha. > Today, because several of you have mentioned Tom, I decided to download an
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That’s rather humorous She had the deep breathing from her computer rather than the phone. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, 28 April 2021 2:17 am To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Alex has had that breathing sound since the beginning when it was on the Mac as the default voice. When they brought it to the iPhone, they kept him breathing. I knew one elderly woman in a retirement center who was losing her vision and learned how to access her Mac with VoiceOver and from hence forth, referred to Alex as her boyfriend, with a huge grin. I prefer Alex when he is silent, as in not on my iPhone. Richard "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it." - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 Web site: www.turner42.com<http://www.turner42.com> From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Robert Doc Wright Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:58 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice that has always been there.. - Original Message - From: Simon A Fogarty<mailto:si...@blinky-net.com> To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 6:09 PM Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Hey that little guy inside the device has to be able to breath as well, If you can hear it though, Possibly he’s having an asthma attack From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Star Gazer Sent: Tuesday, 27 April 2021 6:31 am To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I find the breathing pauses in Alex creepy, it’s a f**cking machine not a person. If it breathes, we have problems. Sent from Mail<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.microsoft.com%2Ffwlink%2F%3FLinkId%3D550986=04%7C01%7C%7Cf27aaeceebe34810921508d909847c91%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637551286891399859%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000=OeVDXuZdQlyotSKG4UIkmvFD1MyahK3t3V%2Fq9v5PXyk%3D=0> for Windows 10 From: Sieghard Weitzel<mailto:siegh...@live.ca> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Just as with headsets, which voice to use is extremely subjective so you will always get a lot of different answers. I prefer the female SIRI voice, of course if I could have Eloquence that would be so fantastic, but I am afraid it will never happen. I dislike Alex for the exact reason most who use him as their voice like him, he sounds or tries to sound "too human" and I really couldn't care less if my synthesizer can breath or not. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Anthony Vece Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 5:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I use the same voice. Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!! > On Apr 26, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Arlene > mailto:arlenes71...@earthlink.net>> wrote: > > Someone was asking which Tom we use, it's Tom enhanced. We really like his > voice. As I said we use Tom on nvda on the computer. Interestingly enough, > Tom is used for the automated system for the phone carrier total wireless. > - Original Message - From: "Duane Steele" > mailto:duanestee...@gmail.com>> > To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 3:17 PM > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > > Just an observation. I had used Alex for a while, and went back to Samantha. > Today, because several of you have mentioned Tom, I decided to download and > try Tom. I like this voice. However, when using my Braille device, and > changing the braille output and input modes, I did notice that Tom doesn't > pronounce the letter t in the words "outpuut and input". But otherwise, I > like Tom's voice. Thanks. > > > Peace & Blessings, > Pastor Duane L. Steele > Phone (276) 730-5194 > >> On Apr 25, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Arlene >> mailto:arlenes71...@earthlink.net>> wrote: >> >> We also use Tom on the iPhone, and also on nvda on the computer. >> - Original Message - F
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Alex has had that breathing sound since the beginning when it was on the Mac as the default voice. When they brought it to the iPhone, they kept him breathing. I knew one elderly woman in a retirement center who was losing her vision and learned how to access her Mac with VoiceOver and from hence forth, referred to Alex as her boyfriend, with a huge grin. I prefer Alex when he is silent, as in not on my iPhone. Richard "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it." - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 Web site: www.turner42.com<http://www.turner42.com> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Robert Doc Wright Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:58 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice that has always been there.. - Original Message - From: Simon A Fogarty<mailto:si...@blinky-net.com> To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 6:09 PM Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Hey that little guy inside the device has to be able to breath as well, If you can hear it though, Possibly he’s having an asthma attack From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Star Gazer Sent: Tuesday, 27 April 2021 6:31 am To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I find the breathing pauses in Alex creepy, it’s a f**cking machine not a person. If it breathes, we have problems. Sent from Mail<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.microsoft.com%2Ffwlink%2F%3FLinkId%3D550986=04%7C01%7C%7Cf27aaeceebe34810921508d909847c91%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637551286891399859%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000=OeVDXuZdQlyotSKG4UIkmvFD1MyahK3t3V%2Fq9v5PXyk%3D=0> for Windows 10 From: Sieghard Weitzel<mailto:siegh...@live.ca> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Just as with headsets, which voice to use is extremely subjective so you will always get a lot of different answers. I prefer the female SIRI voice, of course if I could have Eloquence that would be so fantastic, but I am afraid it will never happen. I dislike Alex for the exact reason most who use him as their voice like him, he sounds or tries to sound "too human" and I really couldn't care less if my synthesizer can breath or not. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Anthony Vece Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 5:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I use the same voice. Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!! > On Apr 26, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Arlene > mailto:arlenes71...@earthlink.net>> wrote: > > Someone was asking which Tom we use, it's Tom enhanced. We really like his > voice. As I said we use Tom on nvda on the computer. Interestingly enough, > Tom is used for the automated system for the phone carrier total wireless. > - Original Message - From: "Duane Steele" > mailto:duanestee...@gmail.com>> > To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 3:17 PM > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > > Just an observation. I had used Alex for a while, and went back to Samantha. > Today, because several of you have mentioned Tom, I decided to download and > try Tom. I like this voice. However, when using my Braille device, and > changing the braille output and input modes, I did notice that Tom doesn't > pronounce the letter t in the words "outpuut and input". But otherwise, I > like Tom's voice. Thanks. > > > Peace & Blessings, > Pastor Duane L. Steele > Phone (276) 730-5194 > >> On Apr 25, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Arlene >> mailto:arlenes71...@earthlink.net>> wrote: >> >> We also use Tom on the iPhone, and also on nvda on the computer. >> - Original Message - From: "Star Gazer" >> mailto:pickrellrebe...@gmail.com>> >> To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> >> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 2:41 PM >> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> >> Me too, I also use Tom enhanced >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard
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that has always been there.. - Original Message - From: Simon A Fogarty To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 6:09 PM Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Hey that little guy inside the device has to be able to breath as well, If you can hear it though, Possibly he’s having an asthma attack From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Star Gazer Sent: Tuesday, 27 April 2021 6:31 am To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I find the breathing pauses in Alex creepy, it’s a f**cking machine not a person. If it breathes, we have problems. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Just as with headsets, which voice to use is extremely subjective so you will always get a lot of different answers. I prefer the female SIRI voice, of course if I could have Eloquence that would be so fantastic, but I am afraid it will never happen. I dislike Alex for the exact reason most who use him as their voice like him, he sounds or tries to sound "too human" and I really couldn't care less if my synthesizer can breath or not. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anthony Vece Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 5:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I use the same voice. Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!! > On Apr 26, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Arlene wrote: > > Someone was asking which Tom we use, it's Tom enhanced. We really like his voice. As I said we use Tom on nvda on the computer. Interestingly enough, Tom is used for the automated system for the phone carrier total wireless. > - Original Message - From: "Duane Steele" > > To: > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 3:17 PM > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > > Just an observation. I had used Alex for a while, and went back to Samantha. Today, because several of you have mentioned Tom, I decided to download and try Tom. I like this voice. However, when using my Braille device, and changing the braille output and input modes, I did notice that Tom doesn't pronounce the letter t in the words "outpuut and input". But otherwise, I like Tom's voice. Thanks. > > > Peace & Blessings, > Pastor Duane L. Steele > Phone (276) 730-5194 > >> On Apr 25, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Arlene wrote: >> >> We also use Tom on the iPhone, and also on nvda on the computer. >> - Original Message - From: "Star Gazer" >> >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 2:41 PM >> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> >> Me too, I also use Tom enhanced >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard Turner wrote: >>> >>> I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation problems. >>> I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad pronunciations. >>> >>> >>> >>> Richard >>> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it." >>> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >>> >>> Web site: www.turner42.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf >>> Of Terri Stimmel >>> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> >>> I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. >>> >>> >>> Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I >>> first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my >>> phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. >>> >>> >>> But I have noticed that some words sound odd to me. I can't think of >>> any examples at the moment. And for this I do apologize. It seems >>> though that letters sound as though they are dropped. Or that t
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Hey that little guy inside the device has to be able to breath as well, If you can hear it though, Possibly he’s having an asthma attack From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Star Gazer Sent: Tuesday, 27 April 2021 6:31 am To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I find the breathing pauses in Alex creepy, it’s a f**cking machine not a person. If it breathes, we have problems. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Sieghard Weitzel<mailto:siegh...@live.ca> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Just as with headsets, which voice to use is extremely subjective so you will always get a lot of different answers. I prefer the female SIRI voice, of course if I could have Eloquence that would be so fantastic, but I am afraid it will never happen. I dislike Alex for the exact reason most who use him as their voice like him, he sounds or tries to sound "too human" and I really couldn't care less if my synthesizer can breath or not. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Anthony Vece Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 5:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I use the same voice. Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!! > On Apr 26, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Arlene > mailto:arlenes71...@earthlink.net>> wrote: > > Someone was asking which Tom we use, it's Tom enhanced. We really like his > voice. As I said we use Tom on nvda on the computer. Interestingly enough, > Tom is used for the automated system for the phone carrier total wireless. > - Original Message - From: "Duane Steele" > mailto:duanestee...@gmail.com>> > To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 3:17 PM > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > > Just an observation. I had used Alex for a while, and went back to Samantha. > Today, because several of you have mentioned Tom, I decided to download and > try Tom. I like this voice. However, when using my Braille device, and > changing the braille output and input modes, I did notice that Tom doesn't > pronounce the letter t in the words "outpuut and input". But otherwise, I > like Tom's voice. Thanks. > > > Peace & Blessings, > Pastor Duane L. Steele > Phone (276) 730-5194 > >> On Apr 25, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Arlene >> mailto:arlenes71...@earthlink.net>> wrote: >> >> We also use Tom on the iPhone, and also on nvda on the computer. >> - Original Message - From: "Star Gazer" >> mailto:pickrellrebe...@gmail.com>> >> To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> >> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 2:41 PM >> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> >> Me too, I also use Tom enhanced >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard Turner >>>> mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com>> wrote: >>> >>> I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation >>> problems. >>> I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad pronunciations. >>> >>> >>> >>> Richard >>> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but >>> what they become by it." >>> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >>> >>> Web site: www.turner42.com<http://www.turner42.com> >>> >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf >>> Of Terri Stimmel >>> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> >>> I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! >>> Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. >>> >>> >>> Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I >>> first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my >>> phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. >>> >>> >>>
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Interesting that you should mention the breathing problem with Alex. I haven’t noticed it for quite some time, and truly hope it doesn’t come back to haunt me! God bless! Paula and the pups From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Star Gazer Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 2:31 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I find the breathing pauses in Alex creepy, it’s a f**cking machine not a person. If it breathes, we have problems. Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Sieghard Weitzel <mailto:siegh...@live.ca> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Just as with headsets, which voice to use is extremely subjective so you will always get a lot of different answers. I prefer the female SIRI voice, of course if I could have Eloquence that would be so fantastic, but I am afraid it will never happen. I dislike Alex for the exact reason most who use him as their voice like him, he sounds or tries to sound "too human" and I really couldn't care less if my synthesizer can breath or not. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of Anthony Vece Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 5:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I use the same voice. Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!! > On Apr 26, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Arlene <mailto:arlenes71...@earthlink.net> > wrote: > > Someone was asking which Tom we use, it's Tom enhanced. We really like his > voice. As I said we use Tom on nvda on the computer. Interestingly enough, > Tom is used for the automated system for the phone carrier total wireless. > - Original Message - From: "Duane Steele" > mailto:duanestee...@gmail.com> > > To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 3:17 PM > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > > Just an observation. I had used Alex for a while, and went back to Samantha. > Today, because several of you have mentioned Tom, I decided to download and > try Tom. I like this voice. However, when using my Braille device, and > changing the braille output and input modes, I did notice that Tom doesn't > pronounce the letter t in the words "outpuut and input". But otherwise, I > like Tom's voice. Thanks. > > > Peace & Blessings, > Pastor Duane L. Steele > Phone (276) 730-5194 > >> On Apr 25, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Arlene > <mailto:arlenes71...@earthlink.net> > wrote: >> >> We also use Tom on the iPhone, and also on nvda on the computer. >> - Original Message - From: "Star Gazer" >> mailto:pickrellrebe...@gmail.com> > >> To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > >> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 2:41 PM >> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> >> Me too, I also use Tom enhanced >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard Turner >>> <mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: >>> >>> I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation >>> problems. >>> I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad pronunciations. >>> >>> >>> >>> Richard >>> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but >>> what they become by it." >>> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >>> >>> Web site: www.turner42.com <http://www.turner42.com> >>> >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf >>> Of Terri Stimmel >>> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> >>> I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! >>> Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. >>> >>> >>> Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I
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Interesting, for me, I like Alex best with my hearing aids. Clearly that's why there's a choice. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 2:31 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I prefer the female Siri and Samantha Enhanced. They work well for me with my hearing aids. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Just as with headsets, which voice to use is extremely subjective so you will always get a lot of different answers. I prefer the female SIRI voice, of course if I could have Eloquence that would be so fantastic, but I am afraid it will never happen. I dislike Alex for the exact reason most who use him as their voice like him, he sounds or tries to sound "too human" and I really couldn't care less if my synthesizer can breath or not. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anthony Vece Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 5:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I use the same voice. Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!! > On Apr 26, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Arlene wrote: > > Someone was asking which Tom we use, it's Tom enhanced. We really like his > voice. As I said we use Tom on nvda on the computer. Interestingly enough, > Tom is used for the automated system for the phone carrier total wireless. > - Original Message - From: "Duane Steele" > > To: > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 3:17 PM > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > > Just an observation. I had used Alex for a while, and went back to Samantha. > Today, because several of you have mentioned Tom, I decided to download and > try Tom. I like this voice. However, when using my Braille device, and > changing the braille output and input modes, I did notice that Tom doesn't > pronounce the letter t in the words "outpuut and input". But otherwise, I > like Tom's voice. Thanks. > > > Peace & Blessings, > Pastor Duane L. Steele > Phone (276) 730-5194 > >> On Apr 25, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Arlene wrote: >> >> We also use Tom on the iPhone, and also on nvda on the computer. >> - Original Message ----- From: "Star Gazer" >> >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 2:41 PM >> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> >> Me too, I also use Tom enhanced >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard Turner >>>> wrote: >>> >>> I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation >>> problems. >>> I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad pronunciations. >>> >>> >>> >>> Richard >>> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but >>> what they become by it." >>> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >>> >>> Web site: www.turner42.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf >>> Of Terri Stimmel >>> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> >>> I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! >>> Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. >>> >>> >>> Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I >>> first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my >>> phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. >>> >>> >>> But I have noticed that some words sound odd to me. I can't think of >>> any examples at the moment. And for this I do apologize. It seems >>> though that letters sound as though they are dropped. Or that the >>> word is not written correctly. Now I do tend to mis-spell a good >>> deal, and I have to go back and correct stuff. >>> >>> However, the other day i was sending a text with a word in it that >>> ended in the letters E, D. I can't remember what the word was now, >>> or I would have just written it. But when I read
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I prefer the female Siri and Samantha Enhanced. They work well for me with my hearing aids. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Just as with headsets, which voice to use is extremely subjective so you will always get a lot of different answers. I prefer the female SIRI voice, of course if I could have Eloquence that would be so fantastic, but I am afraid it will never happen. I dislike Alex for the exact reason most who use him as their voice like him, he sounds or tries to sound "too human" and I really couldn't care less if my synthesizer can breath or not. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anthony Vece Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 5:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I use the same voice. Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!! > On Apr 26, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Arlene wrote: > > Someone was asking which Tom we use, it's Tom enhanced. We really like his > voice. As I said we use Tom on nvda on the computer. Interestingly enough, > Tom is used for the automated system for the phone carrier total wireless. > - Original Message - From: "Duane Steele" > > To: > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 3:17 PM > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > > Just an observation. I had used Alex for a while, and went back to Samantha. > Today, because several of you have mentioned Tom, I decided to download and > try Tom. I like this voice. However, when using my Braille device, and > changing the braille output and input modes, I did notice that Tom doesn't > pronounce the letter t in the words "outpuut and input". But otherwise, I > like Tom's voice. Thanks. > > > Peace & Blessings, > Pastor Duane L. Steele > Phone (276) 730-5194 > >> On Apr 25, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Arlene wrote: >> >> We also use Tom on the iPhone, and also on nvda on the computer. >> - Original Message ----- From: "Star Gazer" >> >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 2:41 PM >> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> >> Me too, I also use Tom enhanced >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard Turner >>>> wrote: >>> >>> I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation >>> problems. >>> I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad pronunciations. >>> >>> >>> >>> Richard >>> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but >>> what they become by it." >>> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >>> >>> Web site: www.turner42.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf >>> Of Terri Stimmel >>> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> >>> I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! >>> Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. >>> >>> >>> Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I >>> first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my >>> phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. >>> >>> >>> But I have noticed that some words sound odd to me. I can't think of >>> any examples at the moment. And for this I do apologize. It seems >>> though that letters sound as though they are dropped. Or that the >>> word is not written correctly. Now I do tend to mis-spell a good >>> deal, and I have to go back and correct stuff. >>> >>> However, the other day i was sending a text with a word in it that >>> ended in the letters E, D. I can't remember what the word was now, >>> or I would have just written it. But when I read my text back to >>> make sure it was correct, I had to view the word character by >>> character, to make sure it was correct. >>> >>> It was. But Alex spoke it as though the d wasn't there. >>> >>> >>> Has anyone else experienced this? >>> >>> Does it happen with oth
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I find the breathing pauses in Alex creepy, it’s a f**cking machine not a person. If it breathes, we have problems. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Just as with headsets, which voice to use is extremely subjective so you will always get a lot of different answers. I prefer the female SIRI voice, of course if I could have Eloquence that would be so fantastic, but I am afraid it will never happen. I dislike Alex for the exact reason most who use him as their voice like him, he sounds or tries to sound "too human" and I really couldn't care less if my synthesizer can breath or not. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anthony Vece Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 5:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I use the same voice. Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!! > On Apr 26, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Arlene wrote: > > Someone was asking which Tom we use, it's Tom enhanced. We really like his > voice. As I said we use Tom on nvda on the computer. Interestingly enough, > Tom is used for the automated system for the phone carrier total wireless. > - Original Message - From: "Duane Steele" > > To: > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 3:17 PM > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > > Just an observation. I had used Alex for a while, and went back to Samantha. > Today, because several of you have mentioned Tom, I decided to download and > try Tom. I like this voice. However, when using my Braille device, and > changing the braille output and input modes, I did notice that Tom doesn't > pronounce the letter t in the words "outpuut and input". But otherwise, I > like Tom's voice. Thanks. > > > Peace & Blessings, > Pastor Duane L. Steele > Phone (276) 730-5194 > >> On Apr 25, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Arlene wrote: >> >> We also use Tom on the iPhone, and also on nvda on the computer. >> - Original Message ----- From: "Star Gazer" >> >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 2:41 PM >> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> >> Me too, I also use Tom enhanced >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard Turner >>>> wrote: >>> >>> I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation >>> problems. >>> I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad pronunciations. >>> >>> >>> >>> Richard >>> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but >>> what they become by it." >>> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >>> >>> Web site: www.turner42.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf >>> Of Terri Stimmel >>> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> >>> I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! >>> Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. >>> >>> >>> Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I >>> first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my >>> phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. >>> >>> >>> But I have noticed that some words sound odd to me. I can't think of >>> any examples at the moment. And for this I do apologize. It seems >>> though that letters sound as though they are dropped. Or that the >>> word is not written correctly. Now I do tend to mis-spell a good >>> deal, and I have to go back and correct stuff. >>> >>> However, the other day i was sending a text with a word in it that >>> ended in the letters E, D. I can't remember what the word was now, >>> or I would have just written it. But when I read my text back to >>> make sure it was correct, I had to view the word character by >>> character, to make sure it was correct. >>> >>> It was. But Alex spoke it as though the d wasn't there. >>> >>> >>> Has anyone else experienced this? >>> >>> Does it happen with other voices? >>> >>>
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Just as with headsets, which voice to use is extremely subjective so you will always get a lot of different answers. I prefer the female SIRI voice, of course if I could have Eloquence that would be so fantastic, but I am afraid it will never happen. I dislike Alex for the exact reason most who use him as their voice like him, he sounds or tries to sound "too human" and I really couldn't care less if my synthesizer can breath or not. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anthony Vece Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 5:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice I use the same voice. Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!! > On Apr 26, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Arlene wrote: > > Someone was asking which Tom we use, it's Tom enhanced. We really like his > voice. As I said we use Tom on nvda on the computer. Interestingly enough, > Tom is used for the automated system for the phone carrier total wireless. > - Original Message - From: "Duane Steele" > > To: > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 3:17 PM > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > > Just an observation. I had used Alex for a while, and went back to Samantha. > Today, because several of you have mentioned Tom, I decided to download and > try Tom. I like this voice. However, when using my Braille device, and > changing the braille output and input modes, I did notice that Tom doesn't > pronounce the letter t in the words "outpuut and input". But otherwise, I > like Tom's voice. Thanks. > > > Peace & Blessings, > Pastor Duane L. Steele > Phone (276) 730-5194 > >> On Apr 25, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Arlene wrote: >> >> We also use Tom on the iPhone, and also on nvda on the computer. >> - Original Message ----- From: "Star Gazer" >> >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 2:41 PM >> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> >> Me too, I also use Tom enhanced >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard Turner >>>> wrote: >>> >>> I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation >>> problems. >>> I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad pronunciations. >>> >>> >>> >>> Richard >>> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but >>> what they become by it." >>> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >>> >>> Web site: www.turner42.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf >>> Of Terri Stimmel >>> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> >>> I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! >>> Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. >>> >>> >>> Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I >>> first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my >>> phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. >>> >>> >>> But I have noticed that some words sound odd to me. I can't think of >>> any examples at the moment. And for this I do apologize. It seems >>> though that letters sound as though they are dropped. Or that the >>> word is not written correctly. Now I do tend to mis-spell a good >>> deal, and I have to go back and correct stuff. >>> >>> However, the other day i was sending a text with a word in it that >>> ended in the letters E, D. I can't remember what the word was now, >>> or I would have just written it. But when I read my text back to >>> make sure it was correct, I had to view the word character by >>> character, to make sure it was correct. >>> >>> It was. But Alex spoke it as though the d wasn't there. >>> >>> >>> Has anyone else experienced this? >>> >>> Does it happen with other voices? >>> >>> >>> I have tried other voices in the past. But I always come back to Alex. >>> It used to seem clearer to me. >>> >>> >>> What do you all think? >>> >>> >>> Any thoughts or suggestions are much appreciated. >>> >>> >&
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I use the same voice. Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!! > On Apr 26, 2021, at 8:11 AM, Arlene wrote: > > Someone was asking which Tom we use, it's Tom enhanced. We really like his > voice. As I said we use Tom on nvda on the computer. Interestingly enough, > Tom is used for the automated system for the phone carrier total wireless. > - Original Message - From: "Duane Steele" > To: > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 3:17 PM > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > > Just an observation. I had used Alex for a while, and went back to Samantha. > Today, because several of you have mentioned Tom, I decided to download and > try Tom. I like this voice. However, when using my Braille device, and > changing the braille output and input modes, I did notice that Tom doesn't > pronounce the letter t in the words "outpuut and input". But otherwise, I > like Tom's voice. Thanks. > > > Peace & Blessings, > Pastor Duane L. Steele > Phone (276) 730-5194 > >> On Apr 25, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Arlene wrote: >> >> We also use Tom on the iPhone, and also on nvda on the computer. >> - Original Message ----- From: "Star Gazer" >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 2:41 PM >> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> >> Me too, I also use Tom enhanced >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard Turner >>>> wrote: >>> >>> I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation >>> problems. >>> I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad pronunciations. >>> >>> >>> >>> Richard >>> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but >>> what they become by it." >>> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >>> >>> Web site: www.turner42.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of >>> Terri Stimmel >>> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> >>> I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! >>> Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. >>> >>> >>> Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I >>> first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my >>> phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. >>> >>> >>> But I have noticed that some words sound odd to me. I can't think of any >>> examples at the moment. And for this I do apologize. It seems though >>> that letters sound as though they are dropped. Or that the word is not >>> written correctly. Now I do tend to mis-spell a good deal, and I have to >>> go back and correct stuff. >>> >>> However, the other day i was sending a text with a word in it that ended >>> in the letters E, D. I can't remember what the word was now, or I would >>> have just written it. But when I read my text back to make sure it was >>> correct, I had to view the word character by character, to make sure it >>> was correct. >>> >>> It was. But Alex spoke it as though the d wasn't there. >>> >>> >>> Has anyone else experienced this? >>> >>> Does it happen with other voices? >>> >>> >>> I have tried other voices in the past. But I always come back to Alex. >>> It used to seem clearer to me. >>> >>> >>> What do you all think? >>> >>> >>> Any thoughts or suggestions are much appreciated. >>> >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> >>> Terri >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>> mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >>> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >&g
Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
Someone was asking which Tom we use, it's Tom enhanced. We really like his voice. As I said we use Tom on nvda on the computer. Interestingly enough, Tom is used for the automated system for the phone carrier total wireless. - Original Message - From: "Duane Steele" To: Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 3:17 PM Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Just an observation. I had used Alex for a while, and went back to Samantha. Today, because several of you have mentioned Tom, I decided to download and try Tom. I like this voice. However, when using my Braille device, and changing the braille output and input modes, I did notice that Tom doesn't pronounce the letter t in the words "outpuut and input". But otherwise, I like Tom's voice. Thanks. Peace & Blessings, Pastor Duane L. Steele Phone (276) 730-5194 On Apr 25, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Arlene wrote: We also use Tom on the iPhone, and also on nvda on the computer. - Original Message - From: "Star Gazer" To: Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 2:41 PM Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Me too, I also use Tom enhanced Sent from my iPhone On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard Turner wrote: I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation problems. I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad pronunciations. Richard "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it." - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 Web site: www.turner42.com -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Terri Stimmel Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Hello everyone, I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. But I have noticed that some words sound odd to me. I can't think of any examples at the moment. And for this I do apologize. It seems though that letters sound as though they are dropped. Or that the word is not written correctly. Now I do tend to mis-spell a good deal, and I have to go back and correct stuff. However, the other day i was sending a text with a word in it that ended in the letters E, D. I can't remember what the word was now, or I would have just written it. But when I read my text back to make sure it was correct, I had to view the word character by character, to make sure it was correct. It was. But Alex spoke it as though the d wasn't there. Has anyone else experienced this? Does it happen with other voices? I have tried other voices in the past. But I always come back to Alex. It used to seem clearer to me. What do you all think? Any thoughts or suggestions are much appreciated. Thank you, Terri -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2Fdata=04%7C01%7C%7C289f288aad3348a3dbb908d907550d85%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637548884142191324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=dAnD3X9POWEsGUQxhiSAg%2Fci8MEOV8OMd44KcoIkni0%3Dreserved=0 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2FCH2PR04MB68397C56D0C5CDB666F43016A8449%2540CH2PR04MB6839.namprd04.prod.outlook.comdata=04%7C01%7C%7C289f288aad3348a3dbb908d907550d85%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637548884142191324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=JoOX8OSku2HB5JAwFpkvymFxoVyiOGfBbRtMpfNUSxs%3Dreserved=0. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators d
Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
I always use the enhanced versions of the voices for voice over on my iPhone. I'm currently using enhanced Australian Lee. He is a great voice for voice over. I have used Tom before and he is also good. Ava is also very good. On 4/25/21, Duane Steele wrote: > I never saw any Tom in an enhanced version. Just Tom. So I downloaded what I > found, and I'm using it now. He sounds really cool so far. So I'll allow him > to stay employed till I get tired of him. LOL > > > Peace & Blessings, > Pastor Duane L. Steele > Phone (276) 730-5194 > >> On Apr 25, 2021, at 4:36 PM, Casey Wollner wrote: >> >> Hi do you use Tom enhanced or the compact version on your iPhone and if >> you use one over the other version of Tom? >> What mad you select that one of the other one? >> >> -Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of >> Arlene >> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 1:56 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> We also use Tom on the iPhone, and also on nvda on the computer. >> - Original Message - >> From: "Star Gazer" >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 2:41 PM >> Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> >> Me too, I also use Tom enhanced >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard Turner >>> wrote: >>> >>> I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation >>> problems. >>> I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad >>> pronunciations. >>> >>> >>> >>> Richard >>> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but >>> >>> what they become by it." >>> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >>> >>> Web site: www.turner42.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of >>> Terri Stimmel >>> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> >>> I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! >>> >>> Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. >>> >>> >>> Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I >>> first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my >>> phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. >>> >>> >>> But I have noticed that some words sound odd to me. I can't think of any >>> examples at the moment. And for this I do apologize. It seems though >>> that letters sound as though they are dropped. Or that the word is not >>> written correctly. Now I do tend to mis-spell a good deal, and I have to >>> go back and correct stuff. >>> >>> However, the other day i was sending a text with a word in it that ended >>> in the letters E, D. I can't remember what the word was now, or I would >>> have just written it. But when I read my text back to make sure it was >>> correct, I had to view the word character by character, to make sure it >>> was correct. >>> >>> It was. But Alex spoke it as though the d wasn't there. >>> >>> >>> Has anyone else experienced this? >>> >>> Does it happen with other voices? >>> >>> >>> I have tried other voices in the past. But I always come back to Alex. >>> It used to seem clearer to me. >>> >>> >>> What do you all think? >>> >>> >>> Any thoughts or suggestions are much appreciated. >>> >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> >>> Terri >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >>> list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>> >>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>> mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >>> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>> >>> The archives for
Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
I never saw any Tom in an enhanced version. Just Tom. So I downloaded what I found, and I'm using it now. He sounds really cool so far. So I'll allow him to stay employed till I get tired of him. LOL Peace & Blessings, Pastor Duane L. Steele Phone (276) 730-5194 > On Apr 25, 2021, at 4:36 PM, Casey Wollner wrote: > > Hi do you use Tom enhanced or the compact version on your iPhone and if you > use one over the other version of Tom? > What mad you select that one of the other one? > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Arlene > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 1:56 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > We also use Tom on the iPhone, and also on nvda on the computer. > - Original Message - > From: "Star Gazer" > To: > Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 2:41 PM > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > > Me too, I also use Tom enhanced > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard Turner >> wrote: >> >> I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation >> problems. >> I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad pronunciations. >> >> >> >> Richard >> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but >> what they become by it." >> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >> >> Web site: www.turner42.com >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of >> Terri Stimmel >> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> >> I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! >> Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. >> >> >> Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I >> first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my >> phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. >> >> >> But I have noticed that some words sound odd to me. I can't think of any >> examples at the moment. And for this I do apologize. It seems though >> that letters sound as though they are dropped. Or that the word is not >> written correctly. Now I do tend to mis-spell a good deal, and I have to >> go back and correct stuff. >> >> However, the other day i was sending a text with a word in it that ended >> in the letters E, D. I can't remember what the word was now, or I would >> have just written it. But when I read my text back to make sure it was >> correct, I had to view the word character by character, to make sure it >> was correct. >> >> It was. But Alex spoke it as though the d wasn't there. >> >> >> Has anyone else experienced this? >> >> Does it happen with other voices? >> >> >> I have tried other voices in the past. But I always come back to Alex. >> It used to seem clearer to me. >> >> >> What do you all think? >> >> >> Any thoughts or suggestions are much appreciated. >> >> >> Thank you, >> >> >> Terri >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2Fdata=04%7C01%7C%7C289f288aad3348a3dbb908d907550d85%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637548884142191324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=dAnD3X9POWEsGUQxhiSAg%2Fci8MEOV8OMd44KcoIkni0%3Dreserved=0 >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit
RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
Hi do you use Tom enhanced or the compact version on your iPhone and if you use one over the other version of Tom? What mad you select that one of the other one? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Arlene Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 1:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice We also use Tom on the iPhone, and also on nvda on the computer. - Original Message - From: "Star Gazer" To: Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 2:41 PM Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Me too, I also use Tom enhanced Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard Turner > wrote: > > I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation > problems. > I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad pronunciations. > > > > Richard > "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but > what they become by it." > - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 > > Web site: www.turner42.com > > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Terri Stimmel > Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > Hello everyone, > > > I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! > Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. > > > Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I > first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my > phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. > > > But I have noticed that some words sound odd to me. I can't think of any > examples at the moment. And for this I do apologize. It seems though > that letters sound as though they are dropped. Or that the word is not > written correctly. Now I do tend to mis-spell a good deal, and I have to > go back and correct stuff. > > However, the other day i was sending a text with a word in it that ended > in the letters E, D. I can't remember what the word was now, or I would > have just written it. But when I read my text back to make sure it was > correct, I had to view the word character by character, to make sure it > was correct. > > It was. But Alex spoke it as though the d wasn't there. > > > Has anyone else experienced this? > > Does it happen with other voices? > > > I have tried other voices in the past. But I always come back to Alex. > It used to seem clearer to me. > > > What do you all think? > > > Any thoughts or suggestions are much appreciated. > > > Thank you, > > > Terri > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2Fdata=04%7C01%7C%7C289f288aad3348a3dbb908d907550d85%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637548884142191324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=dAnD3X9POWEsGUQxhiSAg%2Fci8MEOV8OMd44KcoIkni0%3Dreserved=0 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2FCH2PR04MB68397C56D0C5CDB666F43016A8449%2540CH2PR04MB6839.namprd04.prod.outlook.comdata=04%7C01%7C%7C289f288aad3348a3dbb908d907550d85%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637548884142191324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=JoOX8OSku2HB5JAwFpkvymFxoVyiOGfBbRtMpfNUSxs%3Dreserved=0. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is M
Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
Just an observation. I had used Alex for a while, and went back to Samantha. Today, because several of you have mentioned Tom, I decided to download and try Tom. I like this voice. However, when using my Braille device, and changing the braille output and input modes, I did notice that Tom doesn't pronounce the letter t in the words "outpuut and input". But otherwise, I like Tom's voice. Thanks. Peace & Blessings, Pastor Duane L. Steele Phone (276) 730-5194 > On Apr 25, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Arlene wrote: > > We also use Tom on the iPhone, and also on nvda on the computer. > - Original Message - From: "Star Gazer" > To: > Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 2:41 PM > Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > > Me too, I also use Tom enhanced > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard Turner >> wrote: >> >> I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation >> problems. >> I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad pronunciations. >> >> >> >> Richard >> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but >> what they become by it." >> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >> >> Web site: www.turner42.com >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Terri >> Stimmel >> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> >> I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! >> Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. >> >> >> Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I >> first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my >> phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. >> >> >> But I have noticed that some words sound odd to me. I can't think of any >> examples at the moment. And for this I do apologize. It seems though >> that letters sound as though they are dropped. Or that the word is not >> written correctly. Now I do tend to mis-spell a good deal, and I have to >> go back and correct stuff. >> >> However, the other day i was sending a text with a word in it that ended >> in the letters E, D. I can't remember what the word was now, or I would >> have just written it. But when I read my text back to make sure it was >> correct, I had to view the word character by character, to make sure it >> was correct. >> >> It was. But Alex spoke it as though the d wasn't there. >> >> >> Has anyone else experienced this? >> >> Does it happen with other voices? >> >> >> I have tried other voices in the past. But I always come back to Alex. >> It used to seem clearer to me. >> >> >> What do you all think? >> >> >> Any thoughts or suggestions are much appreciated. >> >> >> Thank you, >> >> >> Terri >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2Fdata=04%7C01%7C%7C289f288aad3348a3dbb908d907550d85%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637548884142191324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=dAnD3X9POWEsGUQxhiSAg%2Fci8MEOV8OMd44KcoIkni0%3Dreserved=0 >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2FCH2PR04MB68397C56D0C5CDB666F43016A8449%2540CH2PR04MB6839.namprd04.prod.outlook.comdata=04%7C01%7C%7C289f288aad3348a3dbb908d907550d8
Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
We also use Tom on the iPhone, and also on nvda on the computer. - Original Message - From: "Star Gazer" To: Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 2:41 PM Subject: Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Me too, I also use Tom enhanced Sent from my iPhone On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard Turner wrote: I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation problems. I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad pronunciations. Richard "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it." - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 Web site: www.turner42.com -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Terri Stimmel Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Hello everyone, I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. But I have noticed that some words sound odd to me. I can't think of any examples at the moment. And for this I do apologize. It seems though that letters sound as though they are dropped. Or that the word is not written correctly. Now I do tend to mis-spell a good deal, and I have to go back and correct stuff. However, the other day i was sending a text with a word in it that ended in the letters E, D. I can't remember what the word was now, or I would have just written it. But when I read my text back to make sure it was correct, I had to view the word character by character, to make sure it was correct. It was. But Alex spoke it as though the d wasn't there. Has anyone else experienced this? Does it happen with other voices? I have tried other voices in the past. But I always come back to Alex. It used to seem clearer to me. What do you all think? Any thoughts or suggestions are much appreciated. Thank you, Terri -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2Fdata=04%7C01%7C%7C289f288aad3348a3dbb908d907550d85%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637548884142191324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=dAnD3X9POWEsGUQxhiSAg%2Fci8MEOV8OMd44KcoIkni0%3Dreserved=0 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2FCH2PR04MB68397C56D0C5CDB666F43016A8449%2540CH2PR04MB6839.namprd04.prod.outlook.comdata=04%7C01%7C%7C289f288aad3348a3dbb908d907550d85%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637548884142191324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=JoOX8OSku2HB5JAwFpkvymFxoVyiOGfBbRtMpfNUSxs%3Dreserved=0. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/MW4PR17MB451325842E1BC7B69A7AD0E6B7449%40MW4PR17MB4513.namprd17.prod.outlook.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please co
Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
I like Alex because his voice sounds more human like than Tom. On 4/24/21, Star Gazer wrote: > Me too, I also use Tom enhanced > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard Turner >> wrote: >> >> I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation >> problems. >> I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad >> pronunciations. >> >> >> >> Richard >> "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but >> what they become by it." >> - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 >> >> Web site: www.turner42.com >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of >> Terri Stimmel >> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> >> I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! >> Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. >> >> >> Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I >> first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my >> phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. >> >> >> But I have noticed that some words sound odd to me. I can't think of any >> examples at the moment. And for this I do apologize. It seems though >> that letters sound as though they are dropped. Or that the word is not >> written correctly. Now I do tend to mis-spell a good deal, and I have to >> go back and correct stuff. >> >> However, the other day i was sending a text with a word in it that ended >> in the letters E, D. I can't remember what the word was now, or I would >> have just written it. But when I read my text back to make sure it was >> correct, I had to view the word character by character, to make sure it >> was correct. >> >> It was. But Alex spoke it as though the d wasn't there. >> >> >> Has anyone else experienced this? >> >> Does it happen with other voices? >> >> >> I have tried other voices in the past. But I always come back to Alex. >> It used to seem clearer to me. >> >> >> What do you all think? >> >> >> Any thoughts or suggestions are much appreciated. >> >> >> Thank you, >> >> >> Terri >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2Fdata=04%7C01%7C%7C289f288aad3348a3dbb908d907550d85%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637548884142191324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=dAnD3X9POWEsGUQxhiSAg%2Fci8MEOV8OMd44KcoIkni0%3Dreserved=0 >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2FCH2PR04MB68397C56D0C5CDB666F43016A8449%2540CH2PR04MB6839.namprd04.prod.outlook.comdata=04%7C01%7C%7C289f288aad3348a3dbb908d907550d85%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637548884142191324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=JoOX8OSku2HB5JAwFpkvymFxoVyiOGfBbRtMpfNUSxs%3Dreserved=0. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Ca
Re: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
Me too, I also use Tom enhanced Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2021, at 15:25, Richard Turner wrote: > > I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation problems. > I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad pronunciations. > > > > Richard > "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what > they become by it." > - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 > > Web site: www.turner42.com > > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Terri > Stimmel > Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice > > Hello everyone, > > > I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! > Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. > > > Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I > first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my > phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. > > > But I have noticed that some words sound odd to me. I can't think of any > examples at the moment. And for this I do apologize. It seems though > that letters sound as though they are dropped. Or that the word is not > written correctly. Now I do tend to mis-spell a good deal, and I have to > go back and correct stuff. > > However, the other day i was sending a text with a word in it that ended > in the letters E, D. I can't remember what the word was now, or I would > have just written it. But when I read my text back to make sure it was > correct, I had to view the word character by character, to make sure it > was correct. > > It was. But Alex spoke it as though the d wasn't there. > > > Has anyone else experienced this? > > Does it happen with other voices? > > > I have tried other voices in the past. But I always come back to Alex. > It used to seem clearer to me. > > > What do you all think? > > > Any thoughts or suggestions are much appreciated. > > > Thank you, > > > Terri > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2Fdata=04%7C01%7C%7C289f288aad3348a3dbb908d907550d85%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637548884142191324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=dAnD3X9POWEsGUQxhiSAg%2Fci8MEOV8OMd44KcoIkni0%3Dreserved=0 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2FCH2PR04MB68397C56D0C5CDB666F43016A8449%2540CH2PR04MB6839.namprd04.prod.outlook.comdata=04%7C01%7C%7C289f288aad3348a3dbb908d907550d85%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637548884142191324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=JoOX8OSku2HB5JAwFpkvymFxoVyiOGfBbRtMpfNUSxs%3Dreserved=0. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/ms
RE: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
I stopped using Alex because of those kind of strange pronunciation problems. I use Tom Enhanced and don't find nearly the number of bad pronunciations. Richard "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it." - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 Web site: www.turner42.com -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Terri Stimmel Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice Hello everyone, I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. But I have noticed that some words sound odd to me. I can't think of any examples at the moment. And for this I do apologize. It seems though that letters sound as though they are dropped. Or that the word is not written correctly. Now I do tend to mis-spell a good deal, and I have to go back and correct stuff. However, the other day i was sending a text with a word in it that ended in the letters E, D. I can't remember what the word was now, or I would have just written it. But when I read my text back to make sure it was correct, I had to view the word character by character, to make sure it was correct. It was. But Alex spoke it as though the d wasn't there. Has anyone else experienced this? Does it happen with other voices? I have tried other voices in the past. But I always come back to Alex. It used to seem clearer to me. What do you all think? Any thoughts or suggestions are much appreciated. Thank you, Terri -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2Fdata=04%7C01%7C%7C289f288aad3348a3dbb908d907550d85%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637548884142191324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=dAnD3X9POWEsGUQxhiSAg%2Fci8MEOV8OMd44KcoIkni0%3Dreserved=0 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2FCH2PR04MB68397C56D0C5CDB666F43016A8449%2540CH2PR04MB6839.namprd04.prod.outlook.comdata=04%7C01%7C%7C289f288aad3348a3dbb908d907550d85%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637548884142191324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000sdata=JoOX8OSku2HB5JAwFpkvymFxoVyiOGfBbRtMpfNUSxs%3Dreserved=0. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/MW4PR17MB451325842E1BC7B69A7AD0E6B7449%40MW4PR17MB4513.namprd17.prod.outlook.com.
Interesting discovery with Voiceover, and the Alex voice
Hello everyone, I have the iPhone 12 mini. I have had it for a few months now. I love it! Before I got it, I was using the 10 XR. Anyway, I have noticed something odd. I can't say for certain when I first noticed it. And I am also not quite sure if it is somehow my phone, or the Voiceover voice of Alex. But I have noticed that some words sound odd to me. I can't think of any examples at the moment. And for this I do apologize. It seems though that letters sound as though they are dropped. Or that the word is not written correctly. Now I do tend to mis-spell a good deal, and I have to go back and correct stuff. However, the other day i was sending a text with a word in it that ended in the letters E, D. I can't remember what the word was now, or I would have just written it. But when I read my text back to make sure it was correct, I had to view the word character by character, to make sure it was correct. It was. But Alex spoke it as though the d wasn't there. Has anyone else experienced this? Does it happen with other voices? I have tried other voices in the past. But I always come back to Alex. It used to seem clearer to me. What do you all think? Any thoughts or suggestions are much appreciated. Thank you, Terri -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CH2PR04MB68397C56D0C5CDB666F43016A8449%40CH2PR04MB6839.namprd04.prod.outlook.com.
