Hmmm, I haven't tried Alex on my 6+ yet but he doesn't sound fuzzy or distorted to me on my 5S. In fact, I don't really like him on the Mac but do on iOS; still do prefer Karen though. But speech and voices are such an individual thing.
-- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the trash! Then God gave me a new heart and life: His joy for my despairing tears! And now, every day: "This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) On Sep 24, 2014, at 4:16 PM, Alan Paganelli <alanandsuza...@earthlink.net> wrote: > I have an iPhone 5s but he doesn't sound distorted. I'd call it fuzzy. One > would think that for an 869 Meg download that the quality would be a bit > better. I'm certainly very glad I didn't have to pay for this voice or I > would be demanding my money back. > > > Regards, > > Alan > > Go Chicago Bears in 2014! > > Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now!!!!! > Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. > > Please click on: > HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ > There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on > the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my > website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: christopher hallsworth > To: Viphone > Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 11:47 AM > Subject: Re: Alex, where are you? > > To me Alex sounds the same on both a Macbook Pro and iPad Mini. Comments > suggest he sounds distorted on an iPhone though. > > Sent from my Macbook Pro > > On 23 Sep 2014, at 18:13, Teresa Cochran <batsfly...@me.com> wrote: > >> I'm curious how he compares on the Mac and on the iThings. Have you >> heard him on the Mac? Is he different on a mobile device than on the Mac? >> >> Teresa >> >> "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing >> with the brain is often called imagination."--Oliver Sacks >> >> On Sep 23, 2014, at 9:53 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >>> I think he sounds quite bad actually. At slow speed it's OK, but personally >>> I don't like it and find the original female high quality voice much >>> clearer. >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Teresa Cochran >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 9:35 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Alex, where are you? >>> I have a somewhat related question: how does Alex sound on the iThingies >>> compared to his quality on the Mac? Does he not sound quite as good in iOS8? >>> Teresa >>> >>> "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing >>> with the brain is often called imagination."--Oliver Sacks >>> >>> On Sep 23, 2014, at 8:59 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Paul, >>> First of all, Alex only works on devices with a 64 bit processor which as >>> for old phones is only the 5S. Neither the 5 nor even the 5C has a 64 bit >>> processor. For the iPad family last year's iPad Air and iPad Mini Retina 2 >>> are the only devices which support Alex and no current iPod Touch supports >>> him. >>> Of course the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus do also have a 64 bit processor, the >>> A8, one generation ahead from the A7 which is in the 5S, ipad Air and iPad >>> Mini Retina. >>> If you have one of these devices, you will find the option to download Alex >>> in Settings, General, Accessibility, Voiceover, Speech. Double tap on >>> Default Dialect and here you will find Alex or, if you want the default >>> voice to be the current high quality female voice, just add a language, >>> select English US and then download Alex by double tapping on the More >>> button to the right of the US English voice. This will allow you to turn >>> the rotor to languages and flick back and forth between the current high >>> quality voice and Alex. I recommend this because while opinions vary hugely >>> when it comes to TTS voices, I don't think very much of Alex on the iPhone, >>> I find the voice sounds muffled and a lot less clear than the old high >>> quality female voice especially at slightly higher speech rates. >>> If you end up liking Alex better but still want access to the female HQ >>> voice, just select Alex in the default dialect and select the female HQ >>> voice for the US English option. >>> Also note that once you downloaded Alex you either have to turn Voiceover >>> off and back on for him to work or just reboot your phone. >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Paul Ferrara >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 6:45 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Alex, where are you? >>> It seems that everything I've read about locating Alex and downloading him >>> to my phone has not worked, or it is a case of extreme operator error; will >>> someone who has done this please explain how to get Alex and how to select >>> him as the default voice? >>> One family phone has IOS8; the other will get it tonight using iTunes, is >>> it right that Alex, himself, must be downloaded through the phone and that >>> iTunes will not provide a way to do this? >>> Paul >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >>> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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