[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT - book port and book courier sound quality
- From: "Lynn I" <lynnskyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:43:21 -0600
Hi Shannon,
Text Aloud is such a great program, at least in my opinion. I use AT&T Mike
as my voice of choice. I read all Bookshare books using Text Aloud. You can
find out more by going to the web site
www.nextup.com
There a samples of the voices, pricing information ... pretty much anything
you might want to know.
HTH
Blessings.
Lynnsky
----- Original Message -----
From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 6:30 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT - book port and book courier sound quality
I'm not much for human narration these days. I much prefer synthesized
speech.
Kurzweil refuses to convert to MP3 for me, and I have no clue why. It will
convert to any other format, but not mp3.
So, I'm afraid. I really don't like the voices in the stream, but there
really isn't much else out there.
Shannon
Women will starve in silence until new stories are created which confer on
them the power of naming themselves.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:47 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT - book port and book courier sound quality
I would think that a lot depends on how you plan to use the stream. If it is
primarily to read NLS books, then there is no voice problem. But if you plan
to depend on Victor's voices to read Bookshare books and are unable to
convert them to MP3 files through Kurzweil, for instance, then I can
appreciate your problem. Have you look at the archives on the Accessworld
web site for the training session done by Ann Parsons? I haven't because I
already have a Victor Stream but the quality of her training I know to be
excelent and this may help you decide which device to purchase.
----- Original Message ----- Jill
From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 3:00 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT - book port and book courier sound quality
> The sound of the stream scares me immensely. However, with APH no longer
> producing the book port, and Springer Design being very iffy about putting
> out a new courier, I'm beginning to think it may be the only option. So, I
> am slowly turning my mind in that direction, but it is a very, very slow
> process.
>
> Shannon
> Women will starve in silence until new stories are created which confer on
> them the power of naming themselves.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Beaver" <dbeaver888@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 4:25 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT - book port and book courier sound
> quality
>
>
> Thanks Larry,
>
> Strange how when I did a search on APH's site for port it didn't find that
> page.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Lumpkin" <llumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 4:39 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT - book port and book courier sound
> quality
>
>
>> go to
>> http://www.aph.org/tech
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dan Beaver" <dbeaver888@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:27 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT - book port and book courier sound quality
>>
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I am considering purchasing one of these devices. I have noticed a
>>> number of you mentioning using them. I have tried to find a web site
>>> where I could hear demos of their sound. However, i am failing to do
>>> so.
>>>
>>> Is there anyone out there who would have the ability to record their
>>> devices into an mp3 file and send it to me? I'd really like to hear how
>>> they sound before I buy one.
>>>
>>> I was going to get a Victor Stream but it sounded so bad I decided not
>>> to
>>> at this time.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help.
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