[mac4theblind] Re: Voiceover default speaking rate between Mac and iphone

  • From: Daniel McGee <venables134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 19:21:22 +0000

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 
>>>>> other.************
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