Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.sys.mac.system > #54743

Re: speech to text voice files

Show all headers | View raw

On 1/15/14, 12:20 PM, Lewis wrote:
> In message <lb5j7n$5df$1@dont-email.me>
>    J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> wrote:
>> On 1/15/14, 2:01 AM, J Burns wrote:
>>> I decided to try Tom's voice.  Because I had Activity Monitor open to
>>> Network, I found that it was a 1.12 GB download.  (I don't know if there
>>> was another way to see the size.)
>>>
>>> I think it's slightly better than the standard voices.  I'd like to try
>>> other custom voices but don't want my disk bloated with files I decide
>>> not to use.  Is there a way to get rid of custom voice files?
>
>> Found it!  /System/Library/Speech/Voices/
>> I was mistaken, Tom is only 462 MB.  Softwareupdated must have
>> downloaded something previously.
>
>> I'm surprised that Alex is the only other big file.  Fred sounds almost
>> as good, and he's only 42 KB!  Well, how about that!
>
> You think Fred sounds almost as good as Alex?
>
> I think a trip to the doctor for a hearing test is in order.
>
You're right.  And neither of them can hold a candle to Susan.  <sigh>

Back to comp.sys.mac.system | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

speech to text voice files J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-15 02:01 -0500
  Re: speech to text voice files J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-15 04:09 -0500
    Re: speech to text voice files Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-15 17:20 +0000
      Re: speech to text voice files J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-15 12:30 -0500
        Re: speech to text voice files Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-01-15 14:04 -0500
          Re: speech to text voice files J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-15 17:52 -0500
    Re: speech to text voice files nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-15 12:49 -0500

csiph-web