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

[Al Sten-Clanton <albert e sten_clanton verizon net>]

I have to give the speech quality vote to Eloquence.  It's a good part 
of why my wife doesn't want to move the joint computer to Linux.  I 
guess it's like good weed or good beer, with some general agreement but 
a lot of room for individual preference.

Al

On 05/17/2015 06:39 PM, Luke Yelavich wrote:
> 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
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