[access-uk] Re: Question re synthesizers

  • From: "Amro Bilal" <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 16:21:11 +0100

Thanks Steve for the clarification *Sheepish smile*. Yes indeed, she speaks 
very precisely; that why I was a bit confused. That can be a complement in 
away, no? *Smile*. Shame I can't have her on my phone!

Cheers,
Amro
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 3:05 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Question re synthesizers


> Hi Amro,
>
> I'm afraid the voice reading the manual is a real lady, not a synthesizer.
> She is a German lady, but an excellent linguist, so that's why she speaks 
> so
> precisely.  So I am afraid you can't have her on your phone.  Shall I pass
> on to her that you think she is a speech synthesizer?  No, I won't be 
> wicked
> <Smile>.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
> Of
> Amro Bilal
> Sent: 05 May 2007 13:25
> To: Access-UK
> Subject: [access-uk] Question re synthesizers
>
> Hi all,
> I have received the Talks 3rd edition manual on two audio CD's, and my
> question please is. Does anyone know what TTS engine is used to produce
> those to audio CD's? The two voices on the two CD's seem to be synthetic 
> but
> very, very authentic to the extent that I'm not 100% sure! So if they are
> synthetic voices, can I use them with Talks and Jaws? Would they sound as
> good on my phone and computer as they sound on the audio CD's?
>
> Excited to get any feedback!
>
> With many thanks,
> Amro
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