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  • devfuuu@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Don’t fall for it ppl! This is just the AI wanting more samples to detect, know and reproduce our voices.

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        4 months ago

        Even picking up is a data point which will mean you’ll get more spam calls, unfortunately

        But this is a good habit for when you’re expecting a call from a doctor’s office or something, I’ll be using it, many thanks!

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    5 months ago

    You don’t want to hear me read aloud, I deliberately add malapropisms because I find them funny, especially when I have to read the names of fantasy characters and places. I am not going to read your pronunciation guide in your half baked fantasy language! You’re not Tolkien! If it reads like Chicken, I’m saying Chicken.

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      5 months ago

      Malapropisms - learned a new word today and it’s a fun one. I do the same thing in my head when I read, any name I don’t know how to pronounce becomes something I do know how to pronounce and stays that way for the rest of the story.

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    5 months ago

    I’ve heard, and I don’t know if this is true, that voice actors who specialize in narrating books have to be superstars at this. Not only are they expected to be able to sight-read an entire book without making mistakes, they also need to do the required acting so exciting scenes are exciting, happy scenes are happy, gloomy scenes are gloomy, etc. Plus, as they come across new characters in the book, they’re supposed to be able to give them distinct voices and remember and recreate those voices as they show up later in the book.

    Of course, a blockbuster book with a big budget for the audio version won’t have an actor wing it. They’ll be able to pay to have an actor and a director read the book first, and then have the director work with the actor to tease out the best possible performance. But, for a smaller budget, you have to deal with tighter margins so every second in the voice over booth counts.

    • AFK BRB Chocolate (CA version)@lemmy.ca
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      5 months ago

      My wife got cataract surgery years ago and they kind of botched it, so she could see for some time. She couldn’t watch videos/TV, browse the web, or anything like that, and it was pretty terrible for her. She asked me to read to her, so it became a daily thing. It was pretty neat, I have to admit, though it sure did make me hyper aware of my pronunciation and stuff.

    • amniotic druid@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Until its me where my fiancée always wants me to read to her while she falls asleep but I CANT RED OUTLOUD AND UNDERSTAND WHATS GOING ON AND SHE INTERRUPTS ME WOTH “HUH? WHOS THAT? WHY DID SHE DO THAT? WAS THIS WRITTEN BY A MAN??”

      William Gaddis, The Recognitions, has been a trip so far

  • BallShapedMan@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    My issues prevent me from being able to read allowed without sounding stupid. But otherwise I read a few books a week, so are we sure this is evidence?