Julie is a pretty good voice. I've got her as one of my boices for voice dream reader. I think some of the child voices from acapela are interesting. They would make interesting voice over voices.
On 1/11/20, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: > Robin, > > Voice Dream Reader tells me my U.S. English Julie voice is from NeoSpeech. > > Alan Lemly > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Robin Frost > Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2020 11:26 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Are any other voices as consistently accurate as Samantha? > > Hi, > Frankly I wish we had more from which to choose. There are some voices in > the VoiceDream reader app which I wish I could use as system wide voices > even if I had to pay a fee for them as long as it was account specific not > device specific and I often submit feedback to this effect through Apple's > feedback site. > Www.apple.com/feedback > The more choices the better not just for personal preference as in my case. > > But I also understand that those with hearing deficits do better or worse > depending on the frequency and pitch of a voice so I say the more the > better. > speaking of in the VoiceDream reader app there's a Julie voice. Does anyone > know from whom that particular voice comes? I think she'd make a great > iDevice voice but can't reference for Apple who produces her. > > I often try different voices hoping I can switch but then usually come home > to Samantha convinced she's laughing at me in a mocking tone for thinking > about straying ?? For some reason I can set her speed at 85% and fly through > content but not as much with the others. I can't get them above the 60 > percentile area. > Take good care. > Robin > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joshua Hendrickson > Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2020 10:18 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Are any other voices as consistently accurate as Samantha? > > 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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