revSetSpeechVoice

Specifies which voice to use with the revSpeak command.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server OS: mac, windows Introduced: 2.0 Security:

# Syntax

revSetSpeechVoice voiceName

# Params

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

# Examples

revSetSpeechVoice "Victoria"

revSetSpeechVoice the storedVoice of this stack

revSetSpeechVoice any line of revSpeechVoices()

# Description

Use the revSetSpeechVoice command to change the way text to 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 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 > LiveCode custom library when you create your > standalone application. In the Inclusions pane of the > Standalone Application Settings window, make sure the "Speech" > library checkbox is checked.

# Tags

multimedia,

# See

- **glossary:** Standalone Application Settings, command, standalone application, execute, text to speech, LiveCode custom library - **command:** revSetSpeechSpeed, revSpeak - **function:** result, revSpeechVoices - **library:** Speech library - **control structure:** function