It has to do with the amount of processing required for human-sounding speech. This is quite processor intensive, and iOS devices, though powerful, are still pocket devices.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 17 Jul 2015, at 12:24, Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net> wrote: > > Hi Caitlin not Jenner lol! > Seriously, this is something I do not understand. > why can you not nuance ios voices the way you can mac ones? > The ability to adjust tone and pitch is fundamental to using speech. > It actually was a deal breaker for my getting an ios device. That handsome > Brit was close but to use him regularly in settings I wanted to refine him a > bit...and was stunned that this was impossible save for speed. > I can only imagine how frustrating this must be for those new to > understanding synthesized speech, especially if others around you are > telling you its fine but you do not think as much. > Any explanation for why apple does not build something so simple into the > ios platform? > Kare > > >> On Thu, 16 Jul 2015, Caitlyn Furness wrote: >> >> Karen, >> You can have a male Siri if you like, it’s in the choices under Siri in >> settings. I have a nice Brit gentleman, for instance, instead of the snotty >> American version! lol >> hth, >> Caitlyn(not Genner, btw! another lol) >> >>> On Jul 15, 2015, at 11:46 PM, Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi folks, >>> as to the first question, I understand she? had no idea she is a girl, has >>> an amusing answer to questions like... what's zero divided by zero?" >>> if no one has tried it, I will not spoil the fun. >>> I understand too that she will correct anyone seeking physical information >>> about Bruce Jenner. >>> The other half of my question has to do with nuance. >>> I recently visited an apple store to learn if the ios voices could be >>> nuanced the way mac voices can. I was dismayed that while you can speed >>> the voice up and slow it down, you cannot improve the over all >>> quality..but I did not try Siri at all. >>> I was working with an ipad, not a phone. >>> so can she be improved? >>> I may need to check her out, I tend to prefer a guy's voice talking in my >>> ear even on my computer lol. >>> Still it might be the difference between ever using an ios device as is >>> the case now, and considering an iphone for non phone tasks. >>> Thanks, >>> Karen >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
