In the late 2000s, Loquendo was expensive software (hundreds of dollars). Piracy forums like Emule , Ares , and Taringa! distributed cracked versions. One popular crack was released by a user named "Fix" or was labeled as "Loquendo Jorge – Full Fix" (meaning a fix for installation errors). Amateur YouTubers misread "Fix" as part of the voice name. Thus, "Jorge Fix" was born.
I went home and listened to the raw tape again. At the very end, after the engineer says “cut,” there’s a 30-second gap of silence. Then, a sound that isn’t on any TTS phoneme list. voz de loquendo jorge fix
The voice was recorded by Spanish actor Abel Folk , who also provided the voice for the Catalan "Jordi" version. In the late 2000s, Loquendo was expensive software
The original "Jorge" was a standard Spanish male voice included in Loquendo’s "Spanish (International)" pack. It was designed to be neutral, clear, and professional. But early YouTubers discovered that by adjusting the speed and pitch settings within the Loquendo software, they could make Jorge sound drunk, angry, scared, or deeply sarcastic. One popular crack was released by a user