[bookshare-discuss] Re: Bookshare Books - Device Listening Survey
- From: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:51:37 -0800
Samantha and i will never be close. But kate, wow! Bob
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From: Alan Lemly
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roger, thanks for your comments. I've seen your similar posts on other lists
and I think you're right that I just need to get a good book in text and fire
Samantha up. Although I'm slowly developing a relationship with her, it is not
to the point of the one I have with Kate who voices my screen reader. Grinning
for those who are writing me off as a no-life loser.
Alan Lemly
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I think all of us would rather hear a human voice, at least the voice of a
professional actor, than a synthetic voice, but I think you sell your Stream's
synthetic voice short. I regularly read Bookshare books and books from other
sources on my Stream using the Samantha voice and when I pay attention to the
content and get absorbed in it I tend to forget that a synthetic voice is even
reading it. I would suggest getting a fairly long book that you know that you
are really going to be interested in and let Samantha read it to you. I think
that you will get used to it faster than you think. There is an advantage too.
When a human reader is the narrator that human tends to add her or his own
interpretation to the material. I think this is even more of a tendency with a
professional actor than, say, a reader with RFB&D. The synthetic voice has no
consciousness and so has no way to interpret or have feelings about a book.
That means that you are more on par with a sighted person reading a print book.
That is, you provide your own interpretation.
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Hi, I'm new to Bookshare and this list. I must admit that I'm somewhat
spoiled when it comes to listening to audiobooks and have gotten too used to
very
competent audio narrators. I've not done much listening to books in text
format on my Stream which is probably why the thought of listening to a long
book
with the Stream's TTS voice seems daunting at best. What device do most users
on this list use when listening to their Bookshare books? I did download
the Victor Reader software and the voices on the computer are obviously much
better than those on the Stream for listening due to the higher computing
muscle but I was just curious what others on this list use? Thanks for any
comments. Alan Lemly
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