In 2012, IVONA was acquired by Amazon, a move that marked a significant new chapter in the company's history. The acquisition provided IVONA with access to Amazon's vast resources and expertise, enabling the company to further accelerate its innovation and growth.
The secret? Ivona, a Polish company, built its engine on unit selection synthesis —stitching together thousands of tiny recorded speech fragments from a real human voice actor. The result was not perfectly smooth, but it was real .
However, the old style isn't completely gone. Many people still seek out the "Classic" voices for:
The current version of Eric, often referred to as "Old Ivona Eric New," represents a significant milestone in IVONA's journey. This updated voice combines the best of IVONA's traditional voice synthesis technology with the latest advances in machine learning and AI.
In 2012, IVONA was acquired by Amazon, a move that marked a significant new chapter in the company's history. The acquisition provided IVONA with access to Amazon's vast resources and expertise, enabling the company to further accelerate its innovation and growth.
The secret? Ivona, a Polish company, built its engine on unit selection synthesis —stitching together thousands of tiny recorded speech fragments from a real human voice actor. The result was not perfectly smooth, but it was real .
However, the old style isn't completely gone. Many people still seek out the "Classic" voices for:
The current version of Eric, often referred to as "Old Ivona Eric New," represents a significant milestone in IVONA's journey. This updated voice combines the best of IVONA's traditional voice synthesis technology with the latest advances in machine learning and AI.