[mac4theblind] Re: Voiceover default speaking rate between Mac and iphone
- From: David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:37:58 -0400
I’ve not seen drop outs with the high quality voices. I’m using the harry
potter voice at 80 percent this is an Acapela voice with not drop outs.
On Oct 30, 2013, at 3:25 PM, Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
How does this work since VO drops so much meaningful bits of the words at that
speed.
I could see speeds like that using the old style voice synthesizers but not the
newer sample based phonetic systems. Which voice do you use to do this?
On Oct 30, 2013, at 3:21 PM, Daniel McGee <venables134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> WOW, that's amazing Sarah!
> I won't need a recording myself. However, if anyone else needs this then its
> your opportune moment to take Sarah up on her offer.
>
> On 30 Oct 2013, at 15:18, Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I actually made a hack to my voiceover so that it speaks at 130%. If you
>> want, I can make a recording. Hundred percent for B is way too slow.
>>
>>> On Oct 29, 2013, at 14:44, Daniel McGee <venables134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> I actually have to my Mac so that voiceover speaks at around the hundred
>>> and 30%. This is way too fast for most of you guys, but if you want, I can
>>> make a recording of what this sounds like.
>>>
>>> Yeah I like eloquence too. In my opinion its the best TTS around even
>>> though it isn't developed anymore.
>>> WOW David, no wonder your very experienced at listening to voices. In
>>> contrast I've only been using screenreaders since 2006-2007
>>>> On 29 Oct 2013, at 21:02, Samuel Negron <samuel_negron@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, it's a practice thing. with the nuance voices, if you get too fast,
>>>> the voice starts getting choppy and fragments, and that's why I brought up
>>>> Eloquence. The bit rate on those voices is so small, you can go at crazy
>>>> speeds while maintaining annunciation and quality.
>>>>
>>>> At any rate, every once and a while, you raise the speed by very small
>>>> increments. slowly but surely, over the course of a few months, you can
>>>> bring yourself to some very fast speeds.
>>>>
>>>> good luck,
>>>> Sam
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Daniel McGee
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 3:32 PM
>>>> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Voiceover default speaking rate between Mac
>>>> and iphone
>>>>
>>>> how in the world do ladies and gentlemen get use to hearing at 100% I can
>>>> barely get pass the 60% mark for mac and 50% for iPhone. Using the compact
>>>> Daniel voice.
>>>> Otherwise, I'm reduce to slower speeds but there times when I really want
>>>> to bring it up a notch or two. I can't though because then I miss
>>>> something. A word hear a few there.
>>>> Am I the only one like this? If you know what I mean.
>>>> On 29 Oct 2013, at 18:21, Samuel Negron <samuel_negron@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The Mac can go much faster. I have my iZPhone at 100% and my mac at
>>>>> around 80 and my Mac goes a tad quicker. I need to try the more eloquency
>>>>> sounding voides
>>>>>
>>>>> Sam Negron
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 29, 2013, at 1:16 PM, "Daniel McGee" <venables134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Have been experimenting and am wondering by the default settings between
>>>>>> iPhone and mac with voiceover if they are the same.
>>>>>> So as an example if mac is set to 45% and iPhone was 30% would that be
>>>>>> considered the same speaking rate of the two devices.
>>>>>> I would like to try and set them kind of like at the same pace as each
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