Comments on: Are you replaced by Text-to-Speech software? http://www.nethervoice.com/nethervoice/2010/03/05/are-you-replaced-by-text-to-speech-software/ voted most influential voice-over blog of 2011 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:35:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: steve hammill http://www.nethervoice.com/nethervoice/2010/03/05/are-you-replaced-by-text-to-speech-software/comment-page-1/#comment-521 steve hammill Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:15:26 +0000 http://nethervoice.com/nethervoice/?p=3263#comment-521 Without question, the VO business will be replaced by technological solutions within 10 years. Only the stars and the very best talent are likely to survive the transition. Look for the change to start with niche areas like telephony, very short pieces like tags, computer games, movie trailers for high-tech/odd-ball genre films and such where the listener might excuse a synthetic voice. Long form work has a much longer life expectancy that short form. Without question, the VO business will be replaced by technological solutions within 10 years. Only the stars and the very best talent are likely to survive the transition.

Look for the change to start with niche areas like telephony, very short pieces like tags, computer games, movie trailers for high-tech/odd-ball genre films and such where the listener might excuse a synthetic voice. Long form work has a much longer life expectancy that short form.

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