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For hobbyist use, is this really any better than macOS' "say" command? Once you've downloaded the Premium voices (e.g. Zoe) it's just a CLI, no API or hidden b
by ebeip90 4y ago
For hobbyist use, is this really any better than macOS' "say" command?
Once you've downloaded the Premium voices (e.g. Zoe) it's just a CLI, no API or hidden bells and whistles.
$ say -v 'Zoe (Premium)' "This is an example of the Zoe voice for my comment on Hacker News."
You'll have to download the voice ahead of time, but Zoe (public) and Maeve (internal) are both excellent voices.
- singularity2001 4y agoexcellent voice yes but the voices here are superior
- infl8ed 4y agoNeat! Took me a while to work out how to download extra voices so in case I can save anyone else a bit of googling here's a guide: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp2290/mac https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp2290/mac
- ideashower 4y agoI really dig some of the voices here, they are really well done.
- ridgered4 4y agoI don't have a mac, do these voices rely on a cloud component to function or do they run locally? (without internet access is the real test I guess)
- gcanyon 4y agoZoe is good, but (to my ear) this is far superior. Zoe is still in the uncanny valley. This feels completely natural.