Kindle TTS: Would you use a different voice? - Page 2

1mz · 12-15-2011, 10:35 AM

Hi, how's the progress so far? i'd buy and try this feature for sure!

tomsem · 12-15-2011, 02:19 PM

I'm wondering if Amazon plans to add more TTS voices when KT is 'internationalized' with localized UI and dictionaries (assuming they plan to do this). That should cover Fr/Ge/Sp/It/Pt at least, and might account for the presence of the TTS folders in the user-writeable partition.

osnova · 12-15-2011, 03:19 PM

While you are experimenting with TTS, have you come across any TTS control features? What I've been asking Amazon is to give more than on-off switch for TTS, such as don't read this portion of text (to ignore some text that interrupts the flow), pauses (of different lengths), etc. Am I the only one who thinks this is useful and not that hard to implement?

Totsem, I second your request too. In addition, I would add control tags: read this portion in English, that one in French, etc. This way, we can have dictionaries with voice, or bilingual texts.

But above all, I want Amazon not to remove whatever functionality they have from new Kindles (e.g., TTS, dictionary/index support from Kindle Fire).

nick-tech · 03-30-2014, 02:00 PM

Apparently Nuance "made" a new german voice called "Anna".
Sample Here

In my ears it sounds way better than "Steffi". Is there a way to geth this voice on my kindle touch?

12-15-2011, 03:19 PM	#18
osnova Kindler of the Flame Posts: 582 Karma: 646016 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: US of A Device: K DX,3,KT,KP,KF, KFHD; Nook C, PRS600, iPad, Xoom, N900, N810, Zaurus	While you are experimenting with TTS, have you come across any TTS control features? What I've been asking Amazon is to give more than on-off switch for TTS, such as don't read this portion of text (to ignore some text that interrupts the flow), pauses (of different lengths), etc. Am I the only one who thinks this is useful and not that hard to implement? Totsem, I second your request too. In addition, I would add control tags: read this portion in English, that one in French, etc. This way, we can have dictionaries with voice, or bilingual texts. But above all, I want Amazon not to remove whatever functionality they have from new Kindles (e.g., TTS, dictionary/index support from Kindle Fire). Last edited by osnova; 12-15-2011 at 03:22 PM.

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12-15-2011, 10:35 AM	#16
1mz Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kindle 3 (ordered)	Hi, how's the progress so far? i'd buy and try this feature for sure!

12-15-2011, 02:19 PM	#17
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,007 Karma: 27060353 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	I'm wondering if Amazon plans to add more TTS voices when KT is 'internationalized' with localized UI and dictionaries (assuming they plan to do this). That should cover Fr/Ge/Sp/It/Pt at least, and might account for the presence of the TTS folders in the user-writeable partition.

03-30-2014, 02:00 PM	#19
nick-tech Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 97694 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: kindle touch	Apparently Nuance "made" a new german voice called "Anna". Sample Here In my ears it sounds way better than "Steffi". Is there a way to geth this voice on my kindle touch?

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