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A voice synthesizer has plenty of useful applications, mainly for the visually impaired. Visually impaired people rely on such apparatuses to use computers, to read books, to read actually any written message and to help them using other appliances. Such voice synthesizers have found application in the telephony, where voice modules can be used to record outgoing messages on answering machines. This precautionary measure was mainly used by single female phone owners, to dissuade people of making obscene phone calls. Such voice synthesizers can be used in many other applications, not only as answering devices, but also for even more practical uses. Currently life safety audio systems have voice synthesizers built in, where previously stored messages can be replayed by a text to speech device. Such text to speech devices have found applications in many telephony related outlets. For instance, many providers of information services, like telephone assistance, but also taxi and limo services, have such a voice synthesizer in order to ease the burden of employees. Once the inquiry is made and the number or the estimated arrival time of your cab is known, the voice synthesizer for telephone jumps in and provides the requested phone number, or the
arrival time and you have your information, freeing the employee to take the next call. Voice synthesizers for telephone have been also used by blackmailers and kidnappers, in order to obscure voices when phoning their demands through. Technology has advanced very much, and simple pitch transposing and voice obscuring devices did not hide the voice of the perpetrator well enough, particularly if the voices of the criminals are already in the voiceprint databases or if the person is known to the victims and victims' families and could recognize the restored voice. Some stalkers have been also using such voice synthesizers, whereby the victim can be automatically called by the machine and say the predefined message and the stalker can watch the prey while the call is being made, without really been seen on the phone, providing additional alibi. Voice synthesizers for the phone are not received well by customers who call and are connected to such a robotic device. These synthetic voice devices make customers feel like they have been handled impersonally and their experience is generally a disappointed one. That is why many larger companies nowadays employ computerized answering systems where sample based human recordings do the work instead of a synthesizer. The response to a recorded human voice is still better than to a mechanized robotic voice, uttered by some voice synthesizer. |
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