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Microsoft

Feb 10, 2021

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New Voices in Audio Content Creation Tool

I've been experimenting with the Audio Content Creation (ACC) Tool and the little demo on the page Text to Speech | Microsoft Azure. There are voices in that little demo that do not show up in the AC...

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Son_VoBa
Feb 10, 2021
Thank you edwardun. Creating my speech resource in the "US West 2" region gives me the complete voice repertoire (standard and neural).

A suggestion: create an awareness of different availability of voices when a speech resource is created so user can make the appropriate choice.

Son_VoBa

Microsoft

Feb 10, 2021

I'm using the latest Microsoft Edge browser.

edwardun

Former Employee

Feb 10, 2021

Hi Son_VoBa , what region is your Speech Resource? Not all regions support Neural TTS. Please check the list here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/speech-service/regions#standard-and-neural-voices

Can you switch to another region, say, Southeast Asia, and try again?

Son_VoBa
Microsoft
Feb 10, 2021
It looks like I should have created my Speech Resource in US West 2.
- edwardun
  Former Employee
  Feb 10, 2021
  Hi Son_VoBa, yes, please try US West 2.
  - Son_VoBa
    Microsoft
    Feb 10, 2021
    Thank you edwardun. Creating my speech resource in the "US West 2" region gives me the complete voice repertoire (standard and neural).
    
    A suggestion: create an awareness of different availability of voices when a speech resource is created so user can make the appropriate choice.
Son_VoBa
Microsoft
Feb 10, 2021
US West.