Eventually, the pair got divorced. It had a lot of repercussions on my career and it took me many months to get used to it. She said about them:. Bennett earned most of her wealth from voice acting. For her work as Siri, Susan was paid by the hour by ScanSoft, but, the amount was not released to the public. Data shows where markets are headed. Start your mornings with The Daily. Get the freshly baked 5-minute newsletter every day except Saturdays.
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Powered by. Go to mobile version. Please try again"; error. The Siri surprise. The story of how Bennett became this iconic voice began in ScanSoft, a software company, was looking for a voice for a new project. It reached out to GM Voices, a suburban Atlanta company that had established a niche recording voices for automated voice technologies.
Bennett, a trusted talent who had done lots of work with GM Voices, was one of the options presented. ScanSoft liked what it heard, and in June Bennett signed a contract offering her voice for recordings that would be used in a database to construct speech. For four hours a day, every day, in July , Bennett holed up in her home recording booth. Hour after hour, she read nonsensical phrases and sentences so that the "ubergeeks" -- as she affectionately calls them; they leave her awestruck -- could work their magic by pulling out vowels, consonants, syllables and diphthongs, and playing with her pitch and speed.
These snippets were then synthesized in a process called concatenation that builds words, sentences, paragraphs. And that is how voices like hers find their way into GPS and telephone systems. For me, I get extremely bored So I just take breaks.
That's one of the reasons why Siri might sometimes sound like she has a bit of an attitude," Bennett said with a laugh. But Bennett never knew exactly how her voice would be used. She assumed it would be employed in company phone systems, but beyond that didn't think much about it. She was paid by the hour -- she won't say how much -- and moved on to the next gig.
Bennett didn't have the phone herself, but people who knew her voice did. Isn't this you? Tips for using Siri Photos: 15 of Siri's best jokes. Siri, you must be kidding — The developers at Apple have baked some wit into Siri's otherwise robotic responses. Here are 15 of her most clever, and cringeworthy, jokes. Hide Caption. Bennett went to her computer, pulled up Apple's site and listened to video clips announcing Siri. The voice was unmistakably hers.
It's my voice. Seeking proof. It certainly does sound like Bennett. But proving who supplied the voice of Siri isn't easy. It's not like Steve Jobs sent Bennett a thank-you note, or a certificate to hang on her wall. There are others who vouch for her.
But the tech world -- and specifically the text-to-speech, or TTS, space -- is a complicated business, one that's shrouded in secrecy and entangled in a web of nondisclosure agreements. Bennett is not bound by such restrictions, which is why she's talking.
But the industry has a vested interest in keeping their voices anonymous. Contact Wes Stevens at Vox, Inc. In fact, he's the one who encouraged me to pursue it in Thanks, Woz! I'm loving every minute. She's the original voice of Siri, and the most famous voice in the world. We've all heard speakers that are good, but spectacular aligns with your brand.
Book Susan Bennett speak and your attendees will be counting down the days leading up to your event. Her experience, talent and insights make any project she's working on shine. She's an absolute joy to work with!
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