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 > > > > > Clive Lever > Diversity Advisor > 01622 221163 (extension 7000 1163) Room 1.15, Sessions House, County Hall, > Maidstone, ME14 1XQ. > Diversity is a strength and we will value and harness difference for the > benefit of all service users, the individual and KCC. > > > > > > 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