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

  • From: "Alex Stone" <alex.stone@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 00:29:13 +0100

William, yes that is John or Johnie Briggs.

Cheers

Alex

 

From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
william lomas
Sent: 17 May 2011 16:53
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: New voices for the next apple operating system

 

he is i am sure based on the guy from the weakest link listen to him you'll
know what i mean the guy who between rounds tell you who is the strongest
link

 

On 17 May 2011, at 16:38, <Clive.Lever@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:





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

 

 

 

          
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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 <mailto:gordonkeen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 

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
<http://nextupdownloads.com/scansamples/samantha.wav> - Samantha

 

English British Accent  <http://nextupdownloads.com/scansamples/serena.wav>
- Serena

 

Cheers

 

 

G

 

From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England.

Catch the buzz at http://www.bridgerule.co.uk

 

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