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Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For now at least I bet this’ll be pretty mediocre. I’m a big audiobook fan and voice actors have a massive impact on the quality of the finished product. A great voice actor can make a mediocre book fun and engaging, a bad one can make a great book unlistenable. The best do great voice differentiation. As an example I’ve really enjoyed Andrea Parsneau’s work in The Wandering Inn series.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Imagine not liking the voicing of a book, so you just pick a different one.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    You seem to be implying that’s ridiculous, but it is indeed exactly like that, though it’s not like I’m expecting every performance to be a masterpiece.

    It’s also pretty subjective, for example folks either seem to love or hate R. C. Bray. My mother can’t stand the guy’s style, I think he’s okay.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    No, I think it's great to be able to get rid of shitty voice work with the click of a button. Wish I could use it on my bf's Brian Sanderson audiobooks. That guy's simpering, exaggeratedly high pitched female voices are so unpleasant to listen to.

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