Neural/WaveNet voices: which sound better?
Added 2021-01-14 09:23:17 +0000 UTCWhich voices sound better?
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For Modern Standard Arabic, Azure Neural is clearly ahead.
2021-01-25 13:52:49 +0000 UTCSame as Nathan for Korean for the end of words with Naver (premium voice iirc). I tried Google but it really wasn't as good as Azure or Naver and never used it again. However I believe the Azure voice isn't using the correct number system sometimes (there are 2 for korean), maybe someone can confirm, so that can be an issue when learning, when you yourself are not sure what is the correct one. Usually I go for Azure for most things (if not on Forvo), but for sentences I will delete some and replace with Naver premium.
2021-01-18 00:30:14 +0000 UTCFor Japanese, Azure sounds significantly better in terms of voice quality, but when recording individual words sometimes ends abruptly with an overly-shortened final mora. Also, Google is better about getting pitch accent right. So I generally use Google for individual words when Forvo doesn't have good recordings, and I use Azure for full sentences.
Nathan Vegdahl
2021-01-14 10:25:08 +0000 UTC
