Show HN: A free online British accent generator for instant voice conversion

Post by stevage » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC

Post by afandian » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC

GJim wrote: post #13

"British accent" Who uses this term? English, Welsh and Scottish accents sound nothing like each other!

Post by voidUpdate » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC

mkarliner wrote: post #26

anovikov wrote: post #5

Are these for the purpose of selling to non-Brits right? "Being British is supposed to be classy and surely not associated with Trump as much as being an American"? That might work, but not for selling to Brits because they expect some sort of a local accent. Universal/unlocalised voice does not sound natural or believable to them.

In movies, English accents, are usually villains...

Post by RupertSalt » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC

anovikov wrote: post #27

mkarliner wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In movies, English accents, are usually villains...

Fun observation! A similar thing existed in Soviet movies: villains usually spoke with Ukrainian accent.

Post by dghf » Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC

bossyTeacher wrote: post #31

dghf wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is true, but you could also say the same about the phrases "English accent" and "Scottish accent" -- a Scouse accent sounds nothing like RP, and a Highland lilt is very different from the accent in the Gorbals. And the Appalachian accents of Justified sound very different to the Mid-Atlantic accent of Frasier Crane -- yet to me, as an outsider, there is still an indefinable "Americanness" common to them all.

> there is still an indefinable "Americanness" common to them all I believe it is more of self fulfilling prophecy imo. Some quality you treat as American AFTER you learn it is an american accent rather than something you see as american before (or regardless of whether) you even know if it is american