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Audiobooks read with AI voice
Thread poster: Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
Feb 6, 2023

https://youtu.be/BAfHbP7CGbU

Example:

40B5E562-47B4-46DC-93DF-F0DC9F7079DC

https://books.apple.com/nl/audiobook/madison/id1636546944





[Edited at 2023-02-06 09:19 GMT]
 
Lingua 5B
Lingua 5B  Identity Verified
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 07:31
Member (2009)
English to Croatian
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Very stiff, bland and in a straight tone Feb 6, 2023

Not good I’m afraid, feels like the tempo never changes and the narrator uses only 1 pitch and 1 tone of voice all the time.

Christopher Schröder
Hans Lenting
Jo Macdonald
 
Kevin Fulton
Kevin Fulton  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 01:31
German to English
YouTube videos as well Feb 6, 2023

I hear this on many YouTube videos. It really gives me the creeps.
As an aside, I can't listen to audio books or podcasts – they put me to sleep, no matter how interesting the topic is.

Hans Lenting
 
Jo Macdonald
Jo Macdonald  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 07:31
Italian to English
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Makes the book sound boring imo Feb 7, 2023

Some people might be happy with the free AI reading.
Others might not buy the book and prefer one read by a human voice talent that costs a bit more and is read with much more feeling.

Christopher Schröder
 


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