Ron Kolesar [email protected] -------------------------------------------------- From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 3:08 PM To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Scansoft voices
> Hi Lori, > > Well, as I said earlier there are lots of alternatives to the Scansoft > Real Speak voices, and most of them sound pretty good. Here is a few > suggestions to check out. > > First, there is the AT&T Natural Voices which happen to be sold > through Nextup.com. I actually use Mike and Cristal a lot, and they > are definitely some of the more human sounding voices out there. > > Next, there is the Swift 5 voices produced by Cepstral.com. Some of > their voices like Callie and Diane actually sound pretty decent > reading books from Bookshare etc. Even better yet they have 32-bit and > 64-bit versions now, they have versions for Mac, Linux, and Windows > and they seem to be open minded about supporting as many applications, > screen readers, etc as possible. I don't think you can go wrong with > any of their voices. > > There is the Ivona TTS voices sold by Ivona.com. These are probably > the best sounding voices I've ever heard. They are a bit on the > expensive side,$45.00 or so each, but they really sound human. I've > been listening to a book read by one of their U.K. voices, Amy, and > she sounds very human. > > Finally, there is the Cereproc voices Dark mentioned sold by > Cereproc.com. I personally didn't care for their voices myself, but I > do know some VI computer users/gamers like them. They are worth > checking out as well. > > HTH > > > On 5/11/11, Lori Duncan <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think that's terrible, they're just out for the money these companies. >> I >> wish there was a way of me getting hold of a disk of jaws 8, but I don't >> know of anyone who has one and Mary isn't working so good, she sounds >> like >> she's got a sore throat, very crackley. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
