On Tue, Apr 20, 1999 at 10:58:40PM -0500, ChairCrusher wrote:
quoted 14 lines On a fairly unrelated note, who thinks that it's about time Stephen>
> >
> > On a fairly unrelated note, who thinks that it's about time Stephen
> > Hawking upgraded his voicebox?
> >
> I liked his voice before the trach tube -- I've heard recordings, and
> they sound like Tuvan throat singing -- he'd make a kind of raspy drone,
> and then the words would be modulated on the overtone series. It was an
> amazing sound that I wish I had a DAT full of.
>
> And I don't think he really gives a shit about the sound quality of
> his voice synth -- he's more concerned with actually getting the words
> into the computer, which for him is a very tortuous process.
>
I think Dawkins has deliberately kept the same text-to-speech system
because that is his "voice" as far as the public is concerned.
Does the PBO on Skam grow? I got it three weeks ago and was whelmed.
I enjoyed Kreidler in Manchester on Sunday, although I know there are
opinions at variance with mine. Much better than Fridge a couple of
weeks before who, despite a good start, ended up tedious.
adam