Hello Bill, as the Kumars used to say: "yes, I know that" (smile) Daniel was definitely voiced by Jon Briggs (as you say, Weakest Link, where they know him as "stats man"). I was asking two different questions though: 1. Who voiced Serena; and 2. Are Apple using the Daniel voice? Best, 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 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 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 <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 - Samantha <http://nextupdownloads.com/scansamples/samantha.wav> English British Accent - Serena <http://nextupdownloads.com/scansamples/serena.wav> Cheers G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England. Catch the buzz at http://www.bridgerule.co.uk