Hi, I do wish apple would allow eloquence for the iPhone. It'll never happen, but it works much better at high speed than any of their voices.
On 6/12/19, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > I just read that the new iOS 13 SIRI voices are completely synthetic without > using human speech recordings which are then broken down into pieces which > are put back together. Apparently this is going to result in a much superior > SIRI voice quality from before when this lady (I recently listened to the > interview) spend month and month reading out sentences and words and stuff > which Apple then used to make the first SIRI voice. > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Devin > Prater > Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 9:39 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: annoying darth vaider breathing > > If you need a “no-nonsense” synthesizer, Fred is there, with the tones of > Alex, without breath, and somewhat the sound of Eloquence, being a > completely synthetic voice, not using human sounds. > > > On Jun 11, 2019, at 10:26 AM, Sieghard Weitzel > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > It always sounded to me as if Apple is particularly proud of the fact Alex > sounds so human that you can even hear the breathing. > Years ago I once went to an Apple Store to get a little demo of a Mac > computer with Voiceover (the first and last one I ever felt the need for) > and the Apple Genius who was working with me was so pleased about this > incredible achievement that he must have mentioned it 5 times. > I then pulled out my Windows laptop and fired up Jaws with Eloquence to show > him how a no-nonsense synthesizer should sound like. I told him that by the > time Alex took his first breath I’d already finished reading an email with > Jaws and Eloquence 😂🤣 > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of > Devin Prater > Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 8:01 AM > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: annoying darth vaider breathing > > The is a feature of Alex, meant to simulate human breathing, although I do > see how it is sometimes more noticeable than it should be. Direct your > complaints to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > On Jun 11, 2019, at 9:55 AM, Paul and Paula Jordan > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Since several have complained about the darth vaider breathing sound which > particularly, but not exclusively, occurs in the Alex voice, does anyone > have any idea to whom we should address that particular complaint. Although > it’s most common with Alex, my husband’s IPhone gets it once in a while with > Samantha. I’d love to see it go away! > Thanks. And thanks for the battery drain suggestions. I’ve done them all and > so far the phone doesn’t seem to get as warm as I’m using it. Hopefully > this will hold me until I can get to the Apple store. > God bless! > Paula and Garçon > > -- > 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]<mailto:[email protected]>. 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