[access-uk] Re: New voices for the next apple operating system

  • From: william lomas <will.d.lomas@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 14:16:42 +0100

I think it sounds quite good

On 18 May 2011, at 13:24, Barry Toner wrote:

> Hi,
>  
> Wanted to post this for a while, and kept forgetting.
>  
> For you folks into buying TTS check this one out.  IMHO  Not available to buy 
> just yet.
>  
> IVONA voice Salli - American English teenage sample 
> http://soundcloud.com/ivonatts/ivona-salli-voice-sample
>  
> Regards,
> Barry.
>  
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Ibrahim Gucukoglu
> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 12:37 PM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: New voices for the next apple operating system
>  
> Hi Clive.
>  
> Excellent, well when an announcement is made regarding the availability of 
> the forthcomeing release, I’ll be sure to grab my digital copy.
>  
> All the best, Ibrahim.
>  
> From: Clive Lever
> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 8:45 AM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: New voices for the next apple operating system
>  
> Hi Ibrahim,
>  
> all the current CDs are available as digital downloads from Amazon, HMV.com, 
> www.play.com and all the rest. The new album will be available in the same 
> way.
>  
> Best,
> Clive
>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ibrahim Gucukoglu
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 5:49 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: New voices for the next apple operating system
>  
> Hi Clive.
>  
> Will the latest cd be available for digital download from the likes of ITunes 
> or streamable through Spotify?  I have consigned my cd collection to a dark 
> corner never to see the light again, so these options would be preferable 
> rather than having to have a disk posted to me.
>  
> All the best, Ibrahim.
>  
> From: Clive.Lever@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 4:38 PM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: New voices for the next apple operating system
>  
> Hi all,
>  
> anyone know who actually voiced Serena, and whether it is likely that Apple 
> will pick up on Daniel? (I have, by the way. He was voiced by Jon Briggs 
> (Weakest Link, BBC Radio Berkshire), and the real man behind the voice will 
> be on Guide Cats vol. 5 (Herding Cats) which should be out in time for Sight 
> Village.
>  
> Regards,
> Clive
>  
>  
>  
>           
> Clive Lever
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> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> ANDY COLLINS
> Sent: 17 May 2011 13:51
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: New voices for the next apple operating system
> 
> Well, I hope, but doubt that they would sound better under Voice Over. I hate 
> them. Still too mechanical. Why do these voices always sound as though 
> they're gargling as they speak? I'd hoped by now we'd be having a more 
> naturally flowing voice - 
>  
> Andy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gordon Keen
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:01 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] New voices for the next apple operating system
>  
> Hi
> Thought some of you might want a listen to these, what do you think of them...
>  
>  
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> Hello
>  
> Here are samples of a couple of the new voices in Lion which have been doing 
> the rounds. These aren't generated through Apple's speech engine, they're the 
> same voices used by another service so the samples are generated from that. 
> They may or may not sound better when used in VoiceOver:
>  
> English American Accent – Samantha
>  
> English British Accent – Serena
>  
> Cheers
>  
>  
> G
>  
> From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England.
> Catch the buzz at http://www.bridgerule.co.uk
> 
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