I know it’s old thread but I’d rather use it then creating a new one so I’m bumping this up for some notice to all those who use full version of IVONA TTS. This is kind of spoken dictionary I’ve made out from that book I’ve mentioned. Well, for fun of it you can listen to what I’ve started (but never finished) to do with IVONA tts. However I personally would be cautious here as hearing pronunciation (words) from Welsh speaker like our “teachers” here on SSiW are and then hearing the same text (word) spoken by IVONA TTS can lead into confusion or even to habit of wrong pronunciation. Well, but nothing can replace the live spoken word. Pronunciation support (regarding adjusting how one vocal has to sound) isn’t available for both Welsh voices yet so it’s very hard to adjust pronunciation by yourself (for English voices kind of library and automation does work for you).īut in general IVONA TTS is the best TTS reader of the World by my opinion so general mark is the program with Welsh voices is excellent aid to your learning if you don’t have audio, to disposal, you don’t learn Welsh with SSiW or you have to hear the word which you didn’t encounter yet.
This is something you have to be aware of (but on teh links you provided you don’t need to wory as test versions don’t have the possibilities of these adjustments. YIn full programe you also have the possibility to adjust speed of reading and I can say the faster those two are talking the more unacurate prununciation is. Voice Geraint is more accurate in pronunciation then Gwyneth (all female voices in IVONA TTS have those difficulties though (as I poses voices in other languages too). I’ve tried to do some audio materials for one old learners book “Teach yourself Welsh” since book is so old there is no audio materials to be bought (audiocassettes were inclosed with it once), however I stopped doing this the minute I’ve came here as I’ve stopped to use that book too. It is very useful and both voices are very clear, however pronunciation sometimes still isn’t accurate enough. Now, I own IVONA TTS for a long time in full version and I’ve bought both Welsh language voices long ago (since I’ve started learning Welsh and I wasn’t here yet), and I agree with you. Well I see you finally discovered this TTS! When I’ve put questions on twitter (quite long time ago) to Welsh people what they think about accuracy of the pronunciation of this TTS I’ve got no opinion and no replies at all.
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