That’s pretty good. I’m glad to hear that the voice quality continues to increase.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > On Jun 14, 2016, at 5:06 PM, Shawn Krasniuk <bbssh...@icloud.com> wrote: > > I was kinda disappointed that they didn't use Nuance's new female voice for > Siri. I mean, have you guys heard this one yet? She's freaking awesome! Her > name is Zoe and she's the most human sounding voice they've ever created. You > can use her with Mac OS Sierra. If you want to listen to her, go to > http://www.nuance.com/landing-pages/playground/Vocalizer_Demo2/vocalizer_modal.html > > <http://www.nuance.com/landing-pages/playground/Vocalizer_Demo2/vocalizer_modal.html> > and set it to use Zoe. Type in some stuff and let her read to you. They also > have three other new voices called Evelyn, Nathan who are all US English > voices like Zoe, and Malcom, a new British English voice. And no, I'm not > breaking any NDA. Nuance announced that these voices would be in Mac OS > Sierra long before WWDC. > > Shawn > Sent From My White MacBook > Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk > Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs > Skype username: bbstheblindrapper > Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com <mailto:bbssh...@icloud.com> >> On Jun 14, 2016, at 3:53 PM, Andrew Lamanche <ioani...@me.com >> <mailto:ioani...@me.com>> wrote: >> >> Yes, definitely, I'd like a male voice for siri on the mac, please! >> >> Andrew >>> On 14 Jun 2016, at 20:35, Christopher-Mark Gilland <clgillan...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:clgillan...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Ray, I can't really say anything, being I'm on NDA, but I'll throw my >>> comments to the borderline without breaking anything. >>> >>> I'll say this. I did see the keynote, and I did see them using Siri. >>> Would the male voice be something you guys would want? If so, I cannot >>> reveal if it's already there or not, but what I'll say is, if, it's not >>> already there, nor is intended to be there, I'd be happy on the back end to >>> put it in as a dev feedback request, provided it's not there already. >>> Either way, you'll have to trust that we devs will voice the possibility, >>> if it be wanted by you guys. >>> >>> Would that be something you all would like to see in addition to Samantha >>> ia if it be something we devs could convince Apple to do? >>> --- >>> Christopher Gilland >>> JAWS Certified, 2016. >>> Training Instructor. >>> >>> clgillan...@gmail.com <mailto:clgillan...@gmail.com> >>> Phone: (704) 256-8010. >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Foret jr" <rforet7...@comcast.net> >>> To: "Mac Visionaries List" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 1:32 PM >>> Subject: any thoughts on Mac OS Sierra? >>> >>> >>> Folks, looks like we will be getting Siri when Mac OS Sierra comes out this >>> Fall. During the keynote yesterday, they used Samantha as the voice so I’m >>> not sure if the Mac will be getting the voices we’ve been enjoying on our >>> iPHones for a little while now. Just wondered if anybody had their own >>> impressions of Mac OS Sierra yet? 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