Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-17 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Oh, didn’t realize that. They haven’t included the swedish voices yet. Hope they will. /A > 17 jun 2015 kl. 08:50 skrev Shawn Krasniuk : > > You guys realize that Nuance bought Loquendo right? Therefore, we already > have Loquendo voices on here. They are Alison, Kate and Susan. > > Shawn >

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-16 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
You guys realize that Nuance bought Loquendo right? Therefore, we already have Loquendo voices on here. They are Alison, Kate and Susan. Shawn Sent from my White MacBook > On Jun 16, 2015, at 6:30 AM, Jessica Moss wrote: > > I'd love to have the loquendo voices too, even for the iPhone. > >

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-16 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Actually Loquendo is available for mac developpers but no one has integrated it into voiceover. The same with espeak. /A > 16 jun 2015 kl. 20:23 skrev Devin Prater : > > I do think eSpeak would be a good investment for Apple. They do, after all, > use other open source products or libraries

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-16 Thread Devin Prater
I do think eSpeak would be a good investment for Apple. They do, after all, use other open source products or libraries don't they? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 11, 2015, at 8:51 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > As Jonathan mentioned a voice may not be prefered by someone but others may >

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-16 Thread Jessica Moss
I'd love to have the loquendo voices too, even for the iPhone. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 11, 2015, at 9:51 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > As Jonathan mentioned a voice may not be prefered by someone but others may > like it. > I would like for example to have espeak for mac intergrate

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-15 Thread christopher hallsworth
About Espeak, yeah, especially now Swift will be open source. Just saying in case one wishes to compile Espeak in this language. > On 11 Jun 2015, at 14:51, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > As Jonathan mentioned a voice may not be prefered by someone but others may > like it. > I would like for

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-15 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! As Jonathan mentioned a voice may not be prefered by someone but others may like it. I would like for example to have espeak for mac intergrated into voiceover. Or the loquendo voices which are really great. This is something i have been telling apple but it might be good to remind them. /A

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-12 Thread Devin Prater
gt; >>>> I know there is a port for Eloquence done by Tylor Spivy of Eloquence that >>>> works on the mac, but it's a bit tricky to get it working, and is >>>> incredibly incredibly unstable. I used it just long enough to see if it >>>> real

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-12 Thread John D. Lipsey
t; really actually worked, but obviously took it off, 1, when I saw how >>> unstable it was, and 2, due to the fact it's also illegal. Even had it >>> worked flawlessly, I couldn't have kept it in good concience. >>> >>> I agree though, if there was

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-11 Thread Sadam Ahmed
bly can listen to on and on for hours at a time. Chris. - Original Message - From: "'Kevin Cussick' via MacVisionaries" To: Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:17 PM Subject: Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice Well I use Fiona Compact and have it as fast as I ca

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-11 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
There is enough documentation for a new TTS to be written. It’s sparse, but it is there. It’s simply a question of who will write the speech manager plug-in. FMM, I appreciate that Apple and followers are opposed to anything retro, but I think there’s both enough evidence and enough interest t

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-11 Thread Devin Prater
gt;> really actually worked, but obviously took it off, 1, when I saw how >>> unstable it was, and 2, due to the fact it's also illegal. Even had it >>> worked flawlessly, I couldn't have kept it in good concience. >>> >>> I agree though, if there wa

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-11 Thread Ray Foret Jr
it off, 1, when I saw how >>> unstable it was, and 2, due to the fact it's also illegal. Even had it >>> worked flawlessly, I couldn't have kept it in good concience. >>> >>> I agree though, if there was a way to buy a mac ported stable mind you, &g

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-11 Thread Tim Kilburn
I'd do it faster than a blink of an eye! >> Darn straight I would! It's really about the only synth I can not only >> understand, but comfortably can listen to on and on for hours at a time. >> >> Chris. >> >> - Original Message - From: "&#x

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-11 Thread Mary Otten
the fact it's also illegal. Even had it worked >> flawlessly, I couldn't have kept it in good concience. >> >> I agree though, if there was a way to buy a mac ported stable mind you, >> license for Eloquence, for OSX, I'd do it faster than a blink of an eye

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-11 Thread Tim Kilburn
ter than a blink of an eye! Darn > straight I would! It's really about the only synth I can not only > understand, but comfortably can listen to on and on for hours at a time. > > Chris. > > - Original Message - From: "'Kevin Cussick' via MacVision

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-11 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
stable mind you, > license for Eloquence, for OSX, I'd do it faster than a blink of an eye! Darn > straight I would! It's really about the only synth I can not only > understand, but comfortably can listen to on and on for hours at a time. > > Chris. > > -

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-11 Thread Grant
Eloquence is great because it is so familiar due to its popularity on a wide variety of screen readers and other assistive technology products. But realistically, it has not been in development since, I believe, the late 1990s. For some perspective on that, the first public version of Mac OS X w

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-11 Thread Anders Holmberg
omfortably can listen to on and on for hours at a time. > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message - From: "'Kevin Cussick' via MacVisionaries" > > To: > Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:17 PM > Subject: Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice >

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-11 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
link of an eye! Darn straight I would! It's really about the only synth I can not only understand, but comfortably can listen to on and on for hours at a time. Chris. - Original Message - From: "'Kevin Cussick' via MacVisionaries" To: Sent: Thursday, June 1

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-11 Thread 'Kevin Cussick' via MacVisionaries
Well I use Fiona Compact and have it as fast as I can and love it. but each to there own. On 10/06/2015 20:16, Jonathan Mosen wrote: Hi Christopher. I think it depends on the hearing loss. I've worked with people for example with a hearing loss who find Alex unintelligible once you go a littl

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-11 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Well, i think they should renew the hole voice collection. Lets hope they do something. /A > 10 jun 2015 kl. 19:07 skrev Ray Foret Jr : > > Subject line pretty much says it all. Nothing against Alex mind you: but, > frankly, I reckon it's high time Apple adopted a new and much more updated

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-10 Thread Eileen
Hello All, I agree with you Jonathan. An official copy of Eloquence would be just fine with me. I tried Ava and the responsiveness was sluggish in comparison to Alex. Eventually, I needed to switch back to Alex. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 10, 2015, at 12:16 PM, Jonathan Mosen

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-10 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Christopher. I think it depends on the hearing loss. I've worked with people for example with a hearing loss who find Alex unintelligible once you go a little above the default rate, but who can have compact Daniel cranked up remarkably fast. Personally I'd be delighted to have Eloquence on m

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-10 Thread E.T.
If anyone has doubts that Alex will be kept on, then sending Apple some feedback would be the ticket because Apple cannot read minds. Alex is great for a male voice. Samantha is the best for a female voice...almost. She eats some words so adding Siri would be a definite plus. From E.T.'

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-10 Thread Kaare Dehard
I hope Alex stics around for a while. Historically it did for software voices what dec-talk did in the 80s for hardware synths. However times were different and Alex has always been more responsive than I ever remember dec being:). > On Jun 10, 2015, at 2:28 PM, christopher hallsworth > wrote:

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-10 Thread RACHEL & DAMIEN
i prefer alex. daniel gives me a headache if i listen to him too long. > On 10 Jun 2015, at 19:28, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Might be coming next year . Seriously though, I don't ever want Apple > to remove Alex. He's fantastic for someone with moderately severe to profound > hearin

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-10 Thread christopher hallsworth
Might be coming next year . Seriously though, I don't ever want Apple to remove Alex. He's fantastic for someone with moderately severe to profound hearing loss which I have. The other voices included are fine, but doesn't cut it like Alex. > On 10 Jun 2015, at 18:46, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > >

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-10 Thread Devin Prater
Why not just keep updating Alex? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 10, 2015, at 12:07 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > > Subject line pretty much says it all. Nothing against Alex mind you: but, > frankly, I reckon it's high time Apple adopted a new and much more updated > default voice. The new Siri

Re: time for Apple to get a new default voice

2015-06-10 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hi Ray. I don't really want Apple to get rid of Alex. I lve the fact that he takes breaths and everything. I am with you on one thing though, I hope Apple considers making the Siri voices available in El Capitan. After all, you can get them for NVDA in Windows so why can't it be done on the Mac?