voice synthesisers

[kossai]

often see people say things about how synth v voices sound like real people , but ... kossai can not hear that way . just hear what always hear : digital voice . even clearest and most impressive voices have certain quality , but then sometimes wonder if only feel this way because go in with knowledge that voice is digital .

... then again , from time to time on journeys for faerie music , do come across channels where every element is machine gen , and can fairly well identify those .
think sometimes , there is just something too perfect about synth voices - can practically hear mathematical equations . 

modern vocal synth technology is extremely impressive , and can appreciate on that level - but kossai can not mistake for human for very long ...

Comments

[genderphasing]

yeah, this is always an interesting thing to think about. games have been touted as "hyperphotorealistic" for, what, 20 years now? and even very recent examples are hilariously, obviously not photorealistic. that doesn't mean they look bad, of course, but they were photoreal, and now they're not. and I think synthesized voices are the same. those early keyboard-played ones were magical for the time and kinda still are, but they no longer sound as real as they once used to. when you listen to a synthesized voice, there's still a vibe they give that's distinctly unreal, *but* because they're the most (audio?)realistic facsimile yet, they... sound perfect. and yet, next year, they won't anymore.