TikTok's synthetic voices sound robotic, too. Not only is "Valspeak" highly stigmatized in the US, but its chirpy nature simply feels inappropriate with a lot of TikTok content.Īnd it doesn't help that this replaced a more liked voice - one that was removed because the voice artist said she never gave permission for her voice clone to be used. The North American text-to-speech voice has a "Valley Girl" speech pattern, which many consider to be annoying. They simply wouldn't work with the British-English text-to-speech voice. As on Scottish Twitter, lots of captions are written in regional dialect. NEW FEATURE ALERT! This is how you use Text-to-speech #learnontiktok #texttospeech #newfeaturetiktok #newfeature #blind ♬ Mood (feat. This can create a jarring effect for the listener, where the voice doesn't match up with the message. The lack of voice options is a problem, too.Ĭreators currently have access to just one (region-dependent) voice. It can't work out whether 'read' should be pronounced like 'red' or 'reed'. 'Drop the mic' comes out 'drop the mick'.
Well, to start with, it's pretty common for TikTok's text-to-speech to get pronunciations wrong. So why do so many people hate on it? What makes TikTok voices so annoying? Source: Twitter It makes videos more accessible and eliminates the need to read. TikTok's text-to-speech feature lets creators add virtual voiceovers at the touch of a button.
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