Name: revSetSpeechVoice

Type: command

Syntax: revSetSpeechVoice <voiceName> 

Summary: Specifies which voice to use with the <revSpeak> <command>.

Introduced: 2.0

OS: mac,windows

Platforms: desktop,server,web

Example:
revSetSpeechVoice "Victoria"

Example:
revSetSpeechVoice the storedVoice of this stack

Example:
revSetSpeechVoice any line of revSpeechVoices()

Parameters:
voiceName: The name of a voice installed on the system.

The result: If text to speech is not available on the current system, the <revSetSpeechVoice> <command> sets the <result> <function> to an error message.

Description:
Use the <revSetSpeechVoice> <command> to change the way <text to speech|speech> sounds.

To get a list of voices installed on the current system, use the <revSpeechVoices> <function>.

If the <voiceName> you specify is not installed, the <revSetSpeechVoice> <command> sets the voice to the default voice set by the system.

The voice specified by the <revSetSpeechVoice> <command> is used for all speeches following the <command> during the current session, but if the computer is already speaking when you <execute> the <command>, the new voice does not affect the current speech.

If the <revSetSpeechVoice> <command> is <execute|executed> while a speech is being spoken, the current speech is halted.

>*Important:*  The <revSetSpeechVoice> <command> is part of the <Speech library>. To ensure that the <command> works in a <standalone application>, you must include this <Revolution custom library|custom library> when you create your <standalone application|standalone>. In the Inclusions section on the General screen of the <Standalone Application Settings> window, make sure "Speech" is selected in the list of script libraries.

References: function (control_st), revSetSpeechSpeed (command), revSpeak (command), result (function), revSpeechVoices (function), Standalone Application Settings (glossary), command (glossary), standalone application (glossary), execute (glossary), text to speech (glossary), Speech library (library), Revolution custom library (library)

Tags: multimedia
