I like singers with strange voices. I don't like novelty songs (e.g. Betty Boop) and I don't like "songs" that are so avant-garde that they're basically noise (e.g. someone screaming into a microphone). So I'm not looking for strange music. I'm looking for traditional (melodic) music sung by singers with non-traditional singing voices. Examples of what I like: Joanna Newsom, Leon Redbone, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Elaine Stritch. [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2008 - 104 answers

Some colleagues want to set up a voicemail system in the US for a small tech company in Australia and we need some intelligent, welcoming American female voices that sound at ease with technical jargon to do our answering messages. Any adult age. Slight accents ok. I haven't really been impressed with the sound of professional voice models - they're a bit too slick for our image. Any other suggestions? [more inside]
posted on May 20, 2008 - 13 answers

What's the best quality method for doing text to speech to mp3? [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 5 answers

Where does the "stereotypical rich white guy" voice come from? I've been doing it for years, but have no idea how it originated. Here's a good example, someone doing an impression of Judge Whitey on Futurama.
posted on Dec 19, 2007 - 27 answers

My PC is literally trying to tell me something [more inside]
posted on Dec 15, 2006 - 13 answers

can i get more voices for my mac? [more inside]
posted on Nov 24, 2006 - 11 answers

What are some sources for audio recordings of everyday Iraqis speaking -- telling their stories, talking about their experience of the war and occupation, or talking about their feelings on any subject? I know about the excellent War News Radio site; I'm looking for more sites like that. I'm equally happy to find voices speaking in English or in Arabic. [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2006 - 3 answers

Voices in your head. What mental disorders are associated with this? What other phenomena? Which historical and mythical figures? [more inside]
posted on Nov 6, 2005 - 27 answers