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+1. And I know I'm in the minority here, but I prefer it if computers don't use actual human voices at all. I like my computer to sound like a computer. (I woul
by mwcampbell 6y ago
+1. And I know I'm in the minority here, but I prefer it if computers don't use actual human voices at all. I like my computer to sound like a computer. (I wouldn't go so far as to add distracting retro affectations though.)
I'm visually impaired, and I often use a screen reader when browsing the web. Here's my favorite voice to use with a screen reader:
https://mwcampbell.us/tmp/hn-comment-20200515-1.mp3 https://mwcampbell.us/tmp/hn-comment-20200515-1.mp3
- freediver 6y agoWow that is profound. Sounds a bit like when listening to podcasts at 2x speed.
- specialist 6y agoThat's amazing. Thank you for sharing. I could not comprehend that. I tried a few times. IIRC, people can learn to "speed hear". Make me think of the Star Trek TNG Bynars meets the FEDEX speed talker. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11001001 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11001001 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1o2wg5wqko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1o2wg5wqko
- mwcampbell 6y agoI only run my TTS moderately fast. I have blind friends who run it faster. I have some vision, so I only use a screen reader part of the time, and not for programming. Also, I think speech synthesizers can do a more consistent job of enunciating at high speed than humans can. I didn't quite understand everything the FedEx speed talker was saying.