richard.marston@eurosport.com wrote:
Adding punctuation marks causes pauses in the speech, and I have found that it is necessary to use strings of full points to create natural pauses between paragraphs or within sentences!
--------------- Good observation! I'll try this on my G4. I use OS X all the time, but have never messed with the sound application. I think I may have to seperately install this from the10 boot disks, or switch to the Classic OS 9 control panel... I don't believe Kraftwerk were directly involved with
Apple; rather it may have been a back-handed compliment by Apple programmer's.
--------------- The new Tom Cruise movie "Minority Report" has holographic flat-screen panels that looked like they were designed by Apple. Check out the holographic "keyboard/dance" Tom does when editing the Precog's mind-files... One of the best movies I've ever seen! The 2.5 hours whizzed by too fast!
I notced hat the Mexican Spanish TtS has a voice named 'Carlos'. So in the same vein, I wonder if this is anything to do with Santana? ;-)
--------------- Oye Como Va. amir