Meet Karen Jacobsen, a voiceover artist from Queensland Australia, who has one of the most recognisable voices in the world. As the original voice of GPS, sh...
That was my impression when I watched the video. However after watching, I googled who is the voice actor for Australian Google maps and it claimed she was. But then Google search results are so shit these days it wouldn’t surprise me if that was wrong.
When I used Google maps, I would change the voice guidance to UK English as I couldn’t stand the nasal tone the default Aussie one had.
After watching this, I swear Google must have fed her voice through a filter to make it sound different.
I’m not sure if Google uses her voice?
That was my impression when I watched the video. However after watching, I googled who is the voice actor for Australian Google maps and it claimed she was. But then Google search results are so shit these days it wouldn’t surprise me if that was wrong.
I always use the Irish voices, they’re so much nicer to listen to.