Thank you Pam! I didn't mean to spark off such a controversy ... Glad to finally hear from an APH official. Yeah, Rob Meredith is a good explanation for a lot of interesting phenomena. But, thanks for straightening me out. Guess we still have a few years for synthetic speech to sound as good as that. Oh well, it was a good few moments of hope. I'm done now, Sarah -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of PAMELA RADER Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 9:58 AM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: Amazing Voice Hello, Everyone: I just want to clarify something in hopes that we can move on: The MP3 manual is the same thing that is on your cassette manual. It was recorded here in our Talking Book Studioes, by one of our narrators, Carrie Cundiff. Though often confused and accused as not being authentic, she is, in fact, a real person. In order for the whole thing to fit on one side of the cassette, the file was edited by none other than Rob Meredith (a name you should all know and recognize), so that the pauses and breaths were taken out. You may choose to believe otherwise, but now you know the truth! Last word: She is real! Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT American Printing House For The Blind 1839 Frankfort Ave. Louisville, KY 40206 PHONE: 1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.17/227 - Release Date: 1/11/2006