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Alexa, read my book
I tried this last night and I was very pleasantly surprised. She reads with a lot more expression than I anticipated; frankly, I thought she was better than Kindle TTS, although it’s been a while since I’ve used that.
Yes, I do feel as if I hear too much of that voice already. And Wanda McCaddon, Juliet Stevenson and Kate Reading have nothing to worry about. I also wouldn’t try it with a book of high anticipation or one with a lot of nuance. But for something mindless as background entertainment? Or to keep a story going while you’re engaged in a reading-unfriendly activity? Alexa just got a lot less annoying for me. I’ll have to try it with her masculine voice on a book more suited to it, too. |
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How do you change Alexa's accent?
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Huh. How about that. TIL. She doesn't sound terrible. Better than some Libravox recordings I've heard. Not terribly emotive, but it might be a great way to listen to nonfiction to go to sleep. ApK |
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