Great Voices, Terrible Playback
NaturalReader has one job: read text aloud. Unfortunately, it struggles to do that reliably.
Playback constantly stalls, stutters, and skips entire sentences. I don't mind waiting for text to load, but load it first and then play it continuously. Instead, NaturalReader reads one sentence, stalls while loading the next, skips that sentence entirely, loads another, and then stutters through it. The result is a fragmented, frustrating listening experience.
I'd gladly trade longer initial loading times for smooth, uninterrupted playback. There is no point in having natural-sounding voices if the software cannot reliably read the text in the correct order without skipping portions of it.
NaturalReader needs to prioritize reliable playback over everything else. A text-to-speech application that routinely skips text and interrupts itself fails at its most basic function.
Playback constantly stalls, stutters, and skips entire sentences. I don't mind waiting for text to load, but load it first and then play it continuously. Instead, NaturalReader reads one sentence, stalls while loading the next, skips that sentence entirely, loads another, and then stutters through it. The result is a fragmented, frustrating listening experience.
I'd gladly trade longer initial loading times for smooth, uninterrupted playback. There is no point in having natural-sounding voices if the software cannot reliably read the text in the correct order without skipping portions of it.
NaturalReader needs to prioritize reliable playback over everything else. A text-to-speech application that routinely skips text and interrupts itself fails at its most basic function.
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I love this thing more than life itself
I absolutely LOVE this app. I am a power user of text-to-speech software and use apps like this on a daily basis. Natural reader is my absolute favorite right now as the voice quality and voice-selection are really better than anything I've been able to find with competitors. It is a fantastic tool for listening to books and for listening while reading along as well.
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Great app, super features!
Being totally blind, I find some of the features a bit inaccessible. However, between the PC app and the mobile app, I have been able to work around some of those and really enjoy using it.
love it
i love it
Shiraz
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