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Speech Settings

I upgraded my system to Windows 10 and now in the Speech Settings control only female voice sounds are available. Is there a way to get male voice sounds or is this something Microsoft did? Tell me I'm not stuck with the Irritating British female voice.


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#33  

@ Steve S, I tried that ControlCommand - still has a female voice. Are you using SayEZB or Say ?

@ Richard R, Thanks so it's not just my control - good to know.

Hopefully DJ will see this thread and look into this control and see if it is something he can fix.

#34  

Bob, I was using "Say" on my application, but I created a test script using "SayEZB" and it worked playing male and female voices changing it through CommandControl. I don't know if it makes any difference, but I am running an older version of EZB dated 2016.05.30, and I have never had any third party voices on my PC? Steve S.

#35  

OK thanks Steve. I did try another version of ARC but I'll try the version you are using.

#36  

No luck with a different version. I noticed in my list of Control Commands that I only have the 2 female voices.

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Steve and Richard what do have showing there?

#37  

I only have David and Zira as the only built in Window's voices.... I do not have Hazel on either my laptop or my main PC.... Both updated from Windows 8.1 a while back...

#39  

Thanks, that's strange. I wonder why mine doesn't show the same thing. Hello, DJ are you a round?

#40  

The speech voices are based on what version of windows (language) that was installed. The English US version will have different voices available than the English GB version.