After listening to both voices on my iPad, it seems that the high quality voice is crisper and more clear to me. Again, this is subjective, but I suggest you adjust the Setting for yourself and decide. Pete
Sent from my iPad On May 12, 2012, at 11:14 PM, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: > know this is highly subjective, and I'm a relatively new iPhone user, > so take anything I say with a grain of salt, but my phone came with the > high quality voice enabled by default. After a previous discussion on > which was better on this list, I switched to the compact voice. I found > that I didn't like the compact voice as much, and I didn't notice any > improvement in performance. I switched back to the high quality voice, > and I haven't had any problems with crashes. > > On 12/05/12 10:26, Reinhard Stebner wrote: >> I have also noticed that the phone will crash more often with the higher >> quality voice. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Raul A. Gallegos >> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:13 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: VoiceOver Compact Voice On/Off >> >> Hi, voices are always subjective I know. So, my take on the compact >> voice, meaning the lower quality one, is that it's far better than the >> non-compact voice, the higher quality one. For example, words are just >> said better at least to my ears when using the lower quality voice. >> Also, I can increase the speed of the voice without too many odd issues. >> Lastly, the phone is more responsive with the lower quality voice. >> >> Cheers. >> >> -- >> Raul A. Gallegos >> If you fall, I'll be there. Sincerely, The Floor >> Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 >> Facebook: http://facebook.com/rgallegos74 >> >> On 5/12/2012 8:06 AM, Debbie April Yuille wrote: >>> I don't know whether or not the phone is more responsive using the compact >>> voices, but I definitely think that they sound way better than the High >>> Quality ones. >>> >>> Debbie >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Jesus Garcia >>> Sent: Saturday, 12 May 2012 9:21 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: VoiceOver Compact Voice On/Off >>> >>> The compaq voice is the voice that is on the phone by default. The higher >>> quality voice should have ben downloaded automatically when you first >>> obtained your phone. Mine came already with the high quality voice, don't >>> know if it came that way out of the box or if the folks at the A T& T >> store >>> who were helping me set it up. Some folks argue that the phone seems to be >>> more responsive with the compaq voices, again don't know if that is true. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Ramy Moustafa >>> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 05:28 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: VoiceOver Compact Voice On/Off >>> >>> Hi sir: >>> >>> May I ask please, what r the difference between the compact voice and the >>> higher quality? And from where can I get it? >>> And, what r the disadvantages in the higher quality voices? >>> >>> >>> >>> Cheers: >>> Ramy Moustafa >>> Owner and producer of Harmony recording studios >>> skype: >>> roma30 >>> Facebook: >>> [email protected] >>> Twitter: >>> Ramymoustafa >>> youtube chanael: >>> www.youtube.com/ramymoustafasaber >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Neil Barnfather - TalkNav >>> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 3:37 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: VoiceOver Compact Voice On/Off >>> >>> Eric, >>> >>> You are using Compact Voice when it says Compact Voice On,and you are not >>> using it when it is off. >>> >>> The higher quality or premium voice is in use when the setting is off, >> i.e. >>> not compact. >>> >>> So not compacting your voice, equals better higher quality voice. >>> >>> note, that when you turn compact voice off, you may not notice a >> difference >>> for a good few hours whilst the none compact voice is downloaded. >>> >>> it is better to have it off. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Neil Barnfather >>> >>> Talks List Administrator >>> Twitter @neilbarnfather >>> www.neilbarnfather.com >>> >>> TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, for all your >>> accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com >>> >>> URL: - www.talknav.com >>> e-mail: - [email protected] >>> Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 11 May 2012, at 12:27, Eric SS wrote: >>> >>> I would like to point out there is no mention in Settings of a Premium >>> voice. You either have Compact voice on or off. It is misleading to talk >>> about voices in any other way, even if in practical terms that is the >>> meaning. >>> >>> Here is where I am confused. When I look at my settings, I see "Use >> Compact >>> Voice On". Does that mean I am currently using the non-Compact voice or >> that >>> the Compact voice is on. If I tap that button and it changes to "Use >> Compact >>> Voice Off", is the compact voice off and I am using the "premium" voice or >>> will it begin using the "premium", Compact voice when I tap that button >> and >>> it changes to "Use Compact Voice On". >>> >>> There is probably some engineer's logic to these toggles, but I do not see >>> them as consistent throughout settings. Sometimes it means this is the >> state >>> you are in, but other times it means this is what you will change to. >>> >>> I am simple, so any simple explanation will be appreciated. >>> >>> To my ear, I am using the original VoiceOver voice when my setting is "Use >>> Compact Voice On". I have been told this is the compact voice and not the >>> high-quality, "premium" voice. But, if I switch to that other one, it >> sounds >>> gravelly and distorted. I may not have perfect pitch or all the qualities >> of >>> some master musicians' ears, but I do have good hearing "um, when I >> listen, >>> so says my wife). :) >>> >>> Away with me... >>> >>> Eric > > -- > Christopher (CJ) > [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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