I hate Alex. I can’t stand to use him on my phone and my computer every now and then.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 20, 2017, at 12:19 PM, K. Scott Carlson <[email protected]> wrote: > > What I've taken to doing is using Tom for VoiceOver and Samantha for > VoiceDream. (I don't care much for the Neo Speech voices.) > > >> On 10/20/2017 1:11 PM, Chime Bear wrote: >> I use either Karen or Tom for my VoiceOver. I can't stand Alex. He >> sounds too robotic. Better than Eloquence, though. >> >>> On 10/20/17, Michael Feir <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I have hearing losss and quite like the Alex voice on my iPHONE7. It's the >>> best compromise between responsiveness and enjoyability and I use it for >>> reading books quite a lot. However, in some backgrounds where I really need >>> the voice to cut through for me, I prefer the Australian Karen voice. An >>> old but reliable companion. The American Ava voice is also reasonably >>> pleasant. >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 12:34 PM Kay Malmquist <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I have a hearing loss and do not like Alex in any way. On my phone I use >>>> Tom or the male Siri voice. On my computer I much prefer Paul from the >>>> DecTalk Express and can't stand Eloquence in any way. He sounds to >>>> choppy >>>> and like he has a clothepin on his nose, if he had one. Just my grumpy >>>> take >>>> on the voices >>>> >>>> Kay Malmquist >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 8:19 AM >>>> Subject: RE: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? >>>> >>>> >>>> I think people were really looking forward to Alex because on the Mac he >>>> does sound quite a bit better. Also, for some people with hearing loss I >>>> understand Alex can be better than other voices. >>>> I also still use Eloquence with Jaws although occasionally may switch to >>>> a >>>> voice like Samantha or Nathan if I want to read a longer article or piece >>>> of >>>> text slowly. All of the human sounding voices in my opinion don't sound >>>> good >>>> when they speak fast. The new female SIRI voice on the uiPhone is a good >>>> example. I think it sounds awesome, maybe the best TTS I have heard >>>> except >>>> maybe Alexa on the Echo, but she definitely does not sound good if you go >>>> faster than her default. >>>> Larry is correct, voices are super subjective, some for example prefer to >>>> use the compact iOS voice and think it sounds better than the high >>>> quality >>>> one and I just don't hear it that way, to me the high quality is much >>>> better. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Sieghard >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>> Behalf >>>> Of K. Scott Carlson >>>> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 5:38 AM >>>> To: [email protected]; Larry Lumpkin <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? >>>> >>>> I agree; Eloquence is still my favorite and I haven't found anything to >>>> replace it. I actually find the "human" sounding voices to sound really >>>> weird. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 10/20/2017 8:37 AM, Larry Lumpkin wrote: >>>>> Synthesizer voices are highly subjective and very much a matter of >>>>> personal taste. I like eloquence and wouldn't use another voice if I >>>>> had >>>> a >>>>> choice and would do so if IoS offered it but that is just my personal >>>>> preference. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>>> Behalf Of K. Scott Carlson >>>>> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 7:33 AM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Why Does Everyone Like iOS Alex so Much? >>>>> >>>>> The subject pretty much says it all. I've tried using his voice a >>>>> number of times, and it sounds weirdly robotic and muffled to me. Not >>>>> appealing at all. What is the appeal for people, since it was such a >>>>> big >>>>> deal when it was added? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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: >>>>> [email protected]. 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