Re: New Automatic Voice

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Tony Gatt" <baulko@tig.com.au> wrote in message
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> > At North Sydney this afternoon on platform 4, instead of the usual voice
> > which informs us every ten seconds of where the next train goes had been
> > replaced by a female voice. It speaks slowly as if for people with
english
> > difficulties and actually flows better than the standard male voice.
>
> Not likely, if it were for people with "english difficulties" it would
> pronounce better than what it does.

Agree, it is terrible.

> have a little listen for yourselves at http://members.xoom.com/railwavs/
and
> you will see what I mean.
>
> > What is the deal with the new voice???
>
> Not sure, but they wasted lots of money if they are going to dump Grant
> Goldman.

Goldman is much better.

Dave