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TextAloud @ Giveaway of the Day 6/16

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BigJim:
Get it. Get it. Get it. Get it. Get it. Get it. Get it. Get it. Get it.  :up:

I'd like to add a comment to Tinjaw's remarks: GET IT!!

I've been using Text Aloud for some years - used to use it all day long while driving big trucks all over North America. It has read literally VOLUMES to me. Also great for proofreading your text for final edit. It's amazing how often you can overlook your own mistake in the 'printed' page especially when it's something that didn't trigger the spell checker, e.g. contextual errors like mistyping 'that' instead of 'than'.

I have AT&T Natural Voices but prefer the NeoSpeach offerings. Ten out of Ten!! Get it!

tinjaw:
So please allow me to ask for your opinion on which voices to buy?-Curt (June 16, 2007, 06:41 AM)
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I'd imagine it is really going to be up to your personal taste. However, the two voices I bought to use with it are AT&T Mike and AT&T Ray. I am also not sure if there have been any voices released after those that are better. I may end of buying another if there is a newer one that is better, but I am pleased with Mike and Ray.

BigJim:
AT&T voice are quite good. I have Mike and Crystal. IMHO the NeoSpeech are even better. Hope you give them a test listen, at least. I'm pretty sure that you can do that on the Text Aloud site. The quality becomes an even more important issue when you crank up the speed as I do. I have found that you can quickly accommodate to listening to fast input; "speed listening".

nosh:
So please allow me to ask for your opinion on which voices to buy?
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Listen to Neospeech Kate and Scansoft Jennifer. Also check out Loquendo voices.

Oh, and for a hilarious but not entirely politically correct experience go to
http://www.neospeech.com/demo/demo_text.php [Internet Explorer only]
and have Miyu [Japanese] read the passage from your post pasted below.

Some years ago I bought a couple of voices, but have not been able to regain them for this new PC of mine. I don't really remember anything about which voices it was, or even from which company - it was VERY seldom I used the program - but I am sure it was not TextAloud. Maybe AT&T NaturalVoices. No, I don't recall.
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Curt:
Did any of you listen to Heather from Acapella (direct link to .wav file)?
I think she can compete with the best I have heard.


... go to
http://www.neospeech.com/demo/demo_text.php [Internet Explorer only]
and have Miyu [Japanese] read the passage from your post pasted below.

Some years ago I bought a couple of voices, but have not been able to regain them for this new PC of mine. I don't really remember anything about which voices it was, or even from which company - it was VERY seldom I used the program - but I am sure it was not TextAloud. Maybe AT&T NaturalVoices. No, I don't recall.
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-nosh (June 16, 2007, 12:34 PM)
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Wow; that was fun!  ;D

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Another thing is, have there been any real development in TextToSpeach programs lately? I was sadly surprised listening to all these voices reading. I don't think they have improved much  since my first TextToSpeach program some 3 years ago! Some, but hardly noticeable.
 :tellme:

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