Re: [orca-list] New Linux user, needing higher quality speech...

[Luke Yelavich <themuso ubuntu com>]

On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 07:40:01PM AEST, Thomas Ward wrote:
> What I am saying is while Espeak may not  be desirable the reason most
> VI Linux users use it is because it is fast, stable, and responsive.

I'd also argue that espeak is of a higher quality than eloquence/ibmtts/voxin. After many years of using 
espeak and then using ibmtts/voxin, I find it more difficult to use as it sounds more muddy. Espeak uses a 
higher sample rate for a start, and may have other elements that make it much clearer, at least for me.

Luke