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01-09-2006, 09:30 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 82
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Different voice for microsoft 06
I am tired of the robot voice, Delorme had a noice english woman, 0l33l
Any way I can change the voice out?
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01-10-2006, 07:17 AM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 819
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Start > settings > "Control Panel" > Speech > "Text To Speech" and select a different "robot" LOL.
You may be able to download some other voices on the Internet. Some may be better than others. But a robot is a robot is a robot. No matter how good it is, it just is not as nice as a real human voice. (The best voice add-on for MS Streets & Trips is called iGuidance  )
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01-10-2006, 11:49 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin Hlavac
it just is not as nice as a real human voice. (The best voice add-on for MS Streets & Trips is called iGuidance )
very true, I once rented a midget for my backset directions and car alarm, but he moved onto better pay, I think he deals with cadillacs now.
Thank you! no more horrible robot voicce, now i need to get iguidance.
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01-10-2006, 11:57 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Seattle, WA
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speaking of the voice... anyone had their voice break? one day i booted it up and it said the SAPI(speech api) had a problem... then i looked under control panel-> speech and the voice that is selected is named Anna, i changed it to Michelle and it works (but the voice is even worse than the default Anna)
Any suggestions on how to get Anna to work?
Another thing about the voice that annoys me is that sometimes the text navigation panel will say "Turn left onto I-405 ramp" whereas the voice will just say "in xx miles, turn left", i've missed turns because of this.
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01-10-2006, 12:01 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 82
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Quote: Originally Posted by buurin
Any suggestions on how to get Anna to work?
a slap on the *** usually does it for me
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01-10-2006, 12:41 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: On the edge!
Posts: 1,770
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Download 'ATT Natural Voices 1_4 Engine and Crystal' from the torrent sites...
Miles better than the robots, these are about 80% human as oposed to 10% human for MS Sam etc...
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01-10-2006, 08:45 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 82
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hmf, its in bitlord, no seeders yet... Cant wait!
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02-27-2006, 04:57 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 41
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AT&T voices
If you're going with AT&T, Lauren (or audry if you like the UK accent) is the better voice.
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03-04-2006, 04:11 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 138
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or you can can change and use igudiens and have your gf record all the wav files for you !!!! 
igud...
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03-06-2006, 01:12 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Indiana, USA
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I haven't tried the AT&T voices, but the new Anna is a HUGE improvement over Sam and his buddies! Anna is one of the new voices that will come with Windows Vista.
Roger
Last edited by z96Cobra; 03-06-2006 at 01:15 AM.
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