[bookport] Re: Preferring Synthetic Speech to Human Narration
- From: "Mike Arrigo" <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 19:07:27 -0500
I don't speed up the speech much either, especially when reading for
pleasure. I want some time to process what I hear, and to saver it a bit.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joni Colver" <joni.colver@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 2:29 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Preferring Synthetic Speech to Human Narration
> Like Bruce, I do not like to speed up books, whether they are on cassette
or
> the Book Port. I cannot comprehend speech at a rapid rate and it makes me
> feel tense to try to do so. The only time I speed up the Book Port past 5
> is if I am not liking the book but want to finish it, but quickly! I am
> glad I am not the only one who prefers to read books at a normal speed.
It
> seems like most of the blind people I know like the speed way way up
there.
> More power to you guys who can comprehend at that fast a speed but my
brain
> shuts down. I have to shake my head when I read comments on this list
about
> people wishing the Double Talk could be speeded up even more.
>
> Joni
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Toews" <water_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 9:13 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Preferring Synthetic Speech to Human Narration
>
>
> Here again, I'm not of the "speed it up" persuasion. If I'm going to read
> a book, I want to savor it. If it's information I'm after, give me
> braille, please, which I'm much more likely to remember. I prefer braille
> anyway, but when you proofread the stuff all day you don't jump up and
> down quite as much for the stuff on your own time.
>
> Bruce
>
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> On Tue, 12 Jul 2005, albert griffith wrote:
>
> > Most of the time, I too, prefer synthetic speech over human narration.
It
> can be read faster. However, works of fiction, which I read more slowly,
> are best read by humans.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Nolan Crabb
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 9:52 PM
> > Subject: [bookport] Preferring Synthetic Speech to Human Narration
> >
> >
> > Sarah said in an earlier message that she is part of a tiny minority
who
> prefers synthetic speech to human narration.
> >
> > While that club is no doubt small and exclusive, I hope and trust
there's
> room for me. Even though I'm doing these NLS conversions, I prefer a
> plain-text book like a Web braille title over the human narration any day.
> The choice of the DoubleTalk chip was an excellent choice as far as I'm
> concerned.
> >
> > I suspect, Sarah, that there are more of us out there than we might
> realize--more who enjoy synthetic speech over human narration, that is.
I'm
> solidly in that group.
> >
> > Nolan
> >
>
>
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