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

  • From: william lomas <will.d.lomas@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 16:53:00 +0100

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
> 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
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