I am talking about TTS option in android (ex. moon plus reader pro) using IVONA voice not the annoying stock tts on tiktok videos and I gotta say I prefer it over actual people reading.

Maybe its the non modulated modulated voice that doesn't emphasize things or giving equal weightage to everything. Just wanted to share.

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[deleted] t1_iuhnvy2 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:31 PM

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Michaelbirks t1_iuhphtl wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:46 PM

There were parts of the Illiad that hit me that way, too, when I was playing it at 1.75 speed.

noregrets2022 t1_iuh6k8c wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:56 AM

I'm the same. Never enjoyed people reading. Their intonations and "personal touch" always distracted me.

OsakaWilson t1_iuhdcfu wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:35 AM

A reader interprets what they are reading. With a good director, this can be nice, but if you want to interpret for yourself, either print or robo-voice is the way to go.

emptyvasudevan OP t1_iuhli6u wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:08 PM

You are right. I can relate to this observation very much.

ErikDebogande t1_iuhbi2b wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:10 AM

Wait what moon reader can do that?!

BrothrsSistersofKind t1_iuheos1 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:53 AM

I have a robot to sell you that does more than "read books"...

Michaelbirks t1_iuhpc1c wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:45 PM

Is it fully functional, and programmed in multiple techniques?

noregrets2022 t1_iuhs5fz wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:09 PM

Can he cook and clean, too?

[deleted] t1_iuhg68s wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:11 AM

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farseer4 t1_iuhkfe7 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:57 AM

I sometimes do that too. I wouldn't say I prefer TTS to human readers. Maybe I prefer it to some human readers. But some TTS voices are quite decent. I use Google voices (the free ones). I always use the network versions, the offline ones are not good.

My first language is Spanish, and when reading in Spanish there's a Google voice that I really like (more than I like the English voices).

AI1as t1_iuhnrf6 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:30 PM

I love TTS, it’s my best friend. Listen to it to relax, to fall asleep, everything.