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Written by James Scholes on 2025-01-05 at 23:57

For anyone who hasn't heard the text-to-speech on the Mantis Q40 #braille display but would like to, here are some usage examples.

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Written by Mew✨🥰 on 2025-01-06 at 00:53

@jscholes Oh... My.

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Written by Mew✨🥰 on 2025-01-06 at 00:53

@jscholes I can't believe Acapella is still this terrible in 2025.

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Written by Pratik Patel on 2025-01-06 at 10:18

@masonasons @jscholes Sounds like they're still using the older generation of those voices. They haven't been updated in years. The company is focused on their AI voices.

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Written by Sean Randall on 2025-01-06 at 10:20

@ppatel @masonasons @jscholes they're over bluetooth, too, aren't they?

I can't imagine the lag would be acceptable for me as a touch-typist. I struggle with larger voices generally due to the delays they introduce on older hardware.

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Written by James Scholes on 2025-01-06 at 15:42

@cachondo Yes, Bluetooth only with the lag being as painful as you might expect. I thought about mixing my microphone in so you could hear the keypresses and gauge responsiveness, but didn't bother in the end. @ppatel @masonasons

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Written by Pratik Patel on 2025-01-06 at 20:20

@jscholes @cachondo @masonasons Another reason not to use the voices on those devices. I can only tollerate them either via direct wired connection or through Airpods on iOS devices.

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Written by Sean Randall on 2025-01-06 at 09:24

@jscholes Nizar is an English Arabic voice.

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Written by Andre Louis on 2025-01-06 at 09:28

@cachondo @jscholes Aah, good old Acapela TTS. I still use Peter as my voice in Blindsquare.

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Written by Sean Randall on 2025-01-06 at 09:46

@jscholes Not sure how I feel about putting it on there. I guess it's not hurting me, it's not like I have to use it. But the idea of Braille-only keeps getting watered-down.

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Written by Patrick Perdue on 2025-01-06 at 09:47

@cachondo @jscholes I felt that way when the Brailliants got it a couple of years ago. I got this device to mostly use as a terminal. That's almost all it does for me. I occasionally use the built-in editor thingy. That's all I want out of it.

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Written by Pratik Patel on 2025-01-06 at 10:16

@BorrisInABox @cachondo @jscholes I didn't bother getting any other voices for my Brailliant. I use the Victor Reader app quite extensively, especially for Bookshare books. But, I read them with the display. I'd rather use Voicedream if I'm going to use TTS. It's far more portable and flexible.

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