You're probably right. Still, I do wonder if there is a reason for this inflexibility on Apple's part. I don't know enough about programming or licensing concerns, but perhaps either or both of those came into play here. Best, Zack. On Jul 21, 2011, at 7:42 PM, Shen wrote:
> I'm can't confirm that in Windows. But if they are full SAPI 5 compliant > voices, such as NeoSpeech Julie, pitch and intonation can be changed. > And do you really want to compare a Mac to Windows? > I may be wrong, but I believe you can change the pitch of Samantha in an > iPHone. > > > On Jul 21, 2011, at 7:38 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Hi, >> I don't know about you, but I don't recall being able to change the pitch of >> these voices under Windows either. SOme voices simply have this limitation, >> such as the Acapella group's. >> Best, >> Zack. >> On Jul 21, 2011, at 7:34 PM, Shen wrote: >> >>> I hope Apple didn't rush implementing the voices too soon. But it certainly >>> feels that way. >>> If you use any of the Nuances voices, Samantha, Jill, Tom, etc, you cannot >>> change pitch or intonation. >>> Yes, I'm not kidding, you cannot change the pitch or the intonation for any >>> of the Nuance voices. >>> I've tried and thought for a moment that I had too much beer, but no, >>> Samantha kept talking with the same pitch and intonation, no change. >>> How disappointing. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
