Hi Sarah. Have you tried the Fred voice? He's probably the closest
to eloquence of the default voices.
On the subject of podcast editing, you might try both sound studio
and amadeus pro. Some people prefer one, and some prefer the
other. They both have demo versions, so you could see what works
best for you.
Darcy
On 3-Jul-08, at 4:04 PM, Sara wrote:
Hi all.
For off topic reasons I have not been happy with Windows lately. I
think this is a sign that I should just switch to the Mac.
Here are a couple of my difficulties in switching:
1. I have trouble understanding Alex. I am so used to the
elloquence speech. Is there any way I can get something that sounds
like elloquence for the Mac without putting Windows on it?
2. I am attached to outlook express. Would something like thunder
bird run on a Mac or something else? I had a terrible time trying
to get mail to access my email and I know the info is right because
I just set it up in OE the other day. I might call my ISP for help
with Mac set up of email but I am not sure if they'll help or not;
time will tell.
3. I have a major assignment due in about a week or so and I have
to read a ton of stuff and don't know if VO is good at reading long
documents? Can I read line by line with my braille display?
4. What program should I use for my assignment? I need to write a
paper and it has to be a word file. I understand that open office
is getting there but can I trust this beta software with my
important files and will it be able to do page numbering and all
that sort of stuff that one does when writing a paper? Should I
just use text edit?
5. How do I find out what is open? Somebody with a functioning pair
of eyes told me that there are sometimes a couple windows on top of
each other like in the finder but I only see one. How do I find out
what's open if a program has multiple windows that don't show in
command tab order?
6. Does time machine work with VO?
Ok, I'll leave it at that; don't wanna overload the list with
questions...oh, and audio too is an issue but I might leave
that...basically I want to record and edit podcasts...meaning
delete parts that sound silly and rerecord them and insert them at
the right spot...also delete clicking sounds from keyboard and
extra silence.
Ok, I'm really gone now. wink
Sara
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