{"id":259156,"date":"2021-05-26T01:36:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T22:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-tiktok-changed-to-a-new-text-to-speech-voice\/"},"modified":"2021-05-26T01:36:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T22:36:56","slug":"why-tiktok-changed-to-a-new-text-to-speech-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-tiktok-changed-to-a-new-text-to-speech-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why TikTok changed to a new text-to-speech voice"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Why TikTok changed to a new text-to-speech voice<\/strong>”
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TikTokers have lost a real one. <\/p>\n

A feature on the video sharing app<\/a> that allowed users to narrate their content in a robotic voice has officially left the app \u2014 possibly due to a lawsuit involving the real-life woman behind the voice. <\/p>\n

The text-to-speech function gave a robotic, Siri-like voice to some of the app\u2019s most viral videos. <\/p>\n

But as of this week, users have noticed that the monotonous voice has been replaced by a more upbeat one. <\/p>\n

\u201cI DEMAND AN EXPLANATION,\u201d wrote user @fymlili <\/a>along with the new cheery \u201cimposter\u201d text-to-voice function. <\/p>\n

Countless other fans of the robot voice took to TikTok to decry the new change. <\/p>\n

But the reason behind the switch may be a legal one. According to a lawsuit obtained by The Post, a voice actress named Bev Standing claimed TikTok used her voice in their text-to-speech function without her permission. The suit, filed May 5, claims that Standing did the voice work for a company called \u201cInstitute of Acoustics . . . purportedly for Chinese translations.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cAs far as I\u2019m concerned, TikTok is not my client, and so how they got this audio is unknown,\u201d Standing told Insider.<\/a> <\/p>\n

She added that it\u2019s made getting work harder, since her voice is now widely associated with the app: \u201cThis is my livelihood, and I\u2019m behind this mic every single day working, training, teaching. You can\u2019t just take it.\u201d<\/p>\n

TikTok\u2019s parent company, ByteDance, has not responded to The Post\u2019s request for comment. <\/p>\n

But some users have found a way around the change \u2014 by not updating the app. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy biggest flex is that I still have this monotone, soulless voice,\u201d\u00a0wrote @notyourbubbe<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m afraid to update the app.\u201d\n <\/div>\n

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