Just went to that website to see if it's the audio file from late 2004,
which it is. I believe most sincerely that if a synth with such suber
quality was available in September of 2004, we'd know about it by now. Some
of AT&T's newer natural voices use elements of true human speech, but their
inflection is still unfocused in places, even in cases where pronunciation
is perfect. Obviously, someone who knows the truth about this file will
have to provide the final word as to its source, but I feel quite sure that
such a good synth would have been discovered by the blind community between
2004 and now.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarah Heesen" <sarahheesen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 6:54 PM
Subject: [bookport] Amazing voice!
Hello Book Port listers,
My Book Port hasn't arrived yet, but I couldn't wait to find out the answer
for myself, so I'll ask you.
Does the plethora of available reading voices on the latest Book Port include the amazing one heard at http://www.aph.org/tech/bp_doc.mp3
Thanks, Sarah
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