Like Kroll says, it's really your own preference that matters here. Personally, I really can't stand Samantha in either form, but I love Karen, but only in her compact form. If I could get Neospeech Kate for VoiceOver on my phone, I'd switch to her in a second. Not that Karen is bad or anything--I like her quite a bit, in fact--but I just like Kate better. Sigh. That totally isn't going to be happening. Ever. Ah, well.
Anyway, getting back to Karen. I like her in her compact form over any of the other English voices, compact or otherwise. The only time I ever use Samantha is when I'm using my braille display. Although now that I can tell VoiceOver to use the North American braille table as well as Karen at the same time, instead of having to switch to Samantha to use the North American Braille table, I'm good to go. Thanks, Ari > On Jan 30, 2014, at 5:52 AM, "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, while I've seen many others chime here about the voice preference, > ultimately it will be up to you. What I think sounds cool might not be what > someone else thinks sounds cool or human. For example, I'm perfectly fine > with the high quality Samantha voice, yet can't stand the low quality one > which makes her sound like she's got cotton mouth or like she's about to stab > someone. Others have said that Karen sounds good, and that's true, but only > if you like the accent and the inflection. I'm not saying it's good or bad, > but you just have to try them out for yourself and see what fits your tastes > best. > > Good luck. > > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > Oxygen and Potassium went on a date. It went OK. Bazinga! - Sheldon Cooper > Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 > >>> On Jan 29, 2014, at 2:44 PM, kate andrekson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Ok so I've got my iphone's default language set to Spanish. But I'm trying >>> to decide which one of the English voices to put in the rotor. >>> So my question for all you awesome listers, is which one of the English >>> voices sounds closist to a human to you. >>> Its very hard for me to judge on my own. >>> Any further questions welcome, and any advice appreciated. >>> Thanks >>> Kate >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> >>> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. >>> >>> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> >>> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >>> [email protected]. >>> >>> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >>> [email protected]. >>> >>> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
