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  • For now at least I bet this’ll be pretty mediocre. I’m a big audiobook fan and voice actors have a massive impact on the quality of the finished product. A great voice actor can make a mediocre book fun and engaging, a bad one can make a great book unlistenable. The best do great voice differentiation. As an example I’ve really enjoyed Andrea Parsneau’s work in The Wandering Inn series.

    • Patrick Tull’s Aubrey/Maturin series is fucking amazing.

    • Imagine not liking the voicing of a book, so you just pick a different one.

      • You seem to be implying that’s ridiculous, but it is indeed exactly like that, though it’s not like I’m expecting every performance to be a masterpiece.

        It’s also pretty subjective, for example folks either seem to love or hate R. C. Bray. My mother can’t stand the guy’s style, I think he’s okay.

        • No, I think it's great to be able to get rid of shitty voice work with the click of a button. Wish I could use it on my bf's Brian Sanderson audiobooks. That guy's simpering, exaggeratedly high pitched female voices are so unpleasant to listen to.

          • Ah, I see what you’re saying, I misunderstood and thought you were taking about picking a different book. Indeed, for the worst case scenario a mediocre AI voice could be an improvement!

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