The great thing is we have a lot of great voices to choose from. I also like British Kate, as well as Australian Karen and Lee.
On 1/11/20, Marie <[email protected]> wrote: > If it makes a difference to you, I have used Alex for several years and > strangely enough I don't even notice the breathing issue any longer. It only > > seemed annoying in the very beginning. Perhaps others have a different > experience but I find it the most useable voice for my own preference. > I do change the Siri voice every so often and enjoy listening to a different > > "person". LOL > Marie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joshua Hendrickson > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 8:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Are any other voices as consistently accurate as Samantha? > > I don't usually just use one voice for either voice over or siri. > I'll use one combination for maybe a few months, then I'll decide that > is time to change things and try a different one. There are several > choices to choose from, so why only just stick to just one. I'd use > Alex more if only he didn't do that very creepy breathing thing If it > weren't for the breathing, I'd consider him a fine voice. > > On 1/10/20, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote: >> For what it is worth, the quality of the voices is partly determined by >> how >> many kilobytes per second they are done at. >> The larger the audio file, generally speaking, the higher the quality. >> The enhanced voices can be over 400 KBPS, while compact voices are >> usually >> under 150. >> Then there is the resource hog, Alex, that uses close to 900. >> And, what makes a good voice is extremely individual. >> People just need to try out voices until they find one they like. >> >> >> >> >> Richard >> "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with >> it." >> -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane >> Wagner >> >> >> On Jan 10, 2020, at 6:27 PM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Carolyn, >> >> The Samantha enhanced voice takes more space on your device than the >> compact >> voice. I'm not technically savvy enough to know what comprises this extra >> space but I do know that it allows the voice to speak plainer and clear >> at >> least to my ears. As I recall the couple of times I experienced Samantha >> compact, she sounded muffled and much less precise as compared to her >> enhanced voice. >> >> Alan Lemly >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of Carolyn >> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 4:58 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Are any other voices as consistently accurate as Samantha? >> >> What is the difference in enhanced and just Samantha, as it comes? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of Alan Lemly >> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 11:48 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Are any other voices as consistently accurate as Samantha? >> >> Shermeen, >> >> I expect we could get a lot of comments on this topic since TTS voice >> preference is so subjective and usually generates a lot of opinion >> expression. I personally find Samantha enhanced to meet my needs because >> I've found where I don't have a strong opinion to stick with the default >> option with computer choices. I use Samantha enhanced at 60% speed on my >> iPhone 8 and I make sure I add a custom pronunciation whenever she speaks >> >> a >> word or name incorrectly. I do try other voices from time to time but find >> >> I >> always return to Samantha enhanced. >> >> Alan Lemly >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of Shermeen Khan >> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 10:23 AM >> To: viphone >> Subject: Are any other voices as consistently accurate as Samantha? >> >> The subject line basically says it all. Occasionally, I get bored of the >> default voice, and briefly experiment with another voice. I invariably go >> back to the default though, as they all seem to have one peculiarity or >> another: they either sound odd and distorted if sped up, pronounce too >> many >> words incorrectly, or are accented or inflect in such a way that doesn't >> sound natural to me. What voices are you all using, and what speed do you >> have them set to? What are your thoughts on frequency of correct >> pronunciation? >> >> Thanks, and have a great weekend. >> >> Shermeen >> >> -- >> 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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