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Re: speech to text voice files

From Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: speech to text voice files
Date 2014-01-15 17:20 +0000
Organization Miskatonic U
Message-ID <slrnlddgqh.2cn2.g.kreme@amelia.local> (permalink)
References <lb5bp2$2rb$1@dont-email.me> <lb5j7n$5df$1@dont-email.me>

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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.

-- 
'Ah... I see that the new traffic division is having the desired
effect.' He indicated a large pile of paper. 'I am getting any amount of
complaints from the Carters' and Drovers' Guild. Well done. Do pass on
my thanks to Sergeant Colon and his team.' 'I will, sir.' 'I see in one
day they clamped seventeen carts, ten horses, eighteen oxen and one
duck.' 'It was parked illegally, sir.'

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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

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