▲ 373 ▼ Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks (www.theguardian.com) submitted 1 year ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 186 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) What, no way, they did not replace Steven Fry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) They didn't replace Fry. When the Audiobooks were released in the US, they were read by Jim Dale. Fry was for the rest of the English language releases. During the run, Jim Dale broke the world record for the most character voices performed by a single actor in an audiobook (146). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PCurd@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago That award was rescinded and given to Roy Dotrice for A Game of Thrones (2004) where he voiced 224 characters. I believe Jim Dale did hold the record before that though with 134 voices for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) They didn't replace Fry. When the Audiobooks were released in the US, they were read by Jim Dale. Fry was for the rest of the English language releases. During the run, Jim Dale broke the world record for the most character voices performed by a single actor in an audiobook (146). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PCurd@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago That award was rescinded and given to Roy Dotrice for A Game of Thrones (2004) where he voiced 224 characters. I believe Jim Dale did hold the record before that though with 134 voices for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PCurd@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago That award was rescinded and given to Roy Dotrice for A Game of Thrones (2004) where he voiced 224 characters. I believe Jim Dale did hold the record before that though with 134 voices for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. permalink fedilink source parent