OK, here is a link to a file containing a short selection done by the normal and then the compact voice. You will notice a difference. But you will also pick up on the fact that there is a word mispronounced in the compact voice. So, I don't know how much difference there is in the accuracy of word pronunciation, but the compact voice does sound very nice.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10881362/normal%20and%20compact%20speech .mp3 Enjoy. Neal -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Diakogeorgiou Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 4:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Differences between compact voice and regular voice I thought the same thing when I played with it a bit. I do notice a difference on the phones speaker as well. On 3/10/14, Neal Ewers <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, this is very interesting. Here are two things I have discovered. > Other > people's ears may hear it differently. I am listening to the voice > with a professional set of headphones or, through professional speakers. > > > > First, the compact voice is not as expressive as the normal voice. > It's pitch changes for certain words is less noticeable, but it's > certainly not robotic. > > > > But here is the real surprise. The actual voice sound, to my ears, is > better on the compact voice than it is on the regular voice. It is > much smoother and less fuzzy. I don't hear this as much through the > iPhone speaker, but I can definitely hear it when connected to > professional headphones or my professional sound system in my > recording studio. > > > > Very nice improvement to the compact voice. Now here is my question. > > > > What is the reason for the compact voice in the first place. By > suggestion, it would take less memory. Yes? No? If yes, I'm hoping I > will notice it in the overall performance of my iPhone, or is this too much to hope for? > > > > Thanks much. > > > > Neal > > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- 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/d/optout. -- 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/d/optout.
