locked Microsoft's New "Ultra Natural" Voices - October 2022
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ken lawrence
Hi list ken here. I just updated to the new windows and there are several new so called natural voices in microsoft. I can’t seem to add them to NVDA any suggestions what I might be doing wrong?
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hurrikennyandopo ...
Hi
Nothing can be done they are only for narrator at the present maybe down the track we might be able to use them in nvda.
They sound good in narrator.
Gene nz
On 6/10/2022 7:30 am, ken lawrence via
groups.io wrote:
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You're not doing anything wrong. The new "ultra natural" voices are strictly for use in Microsoft's own products. They are not available to third party programs.
If this ever changes, there will likely be quite a bit of fanfare about it if/when it does. -- Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Memory is a crazy woman that hoards rags and throws away food. ~ Austin O'Malley
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Louise Pfau
Hi. I hope we will be able to get them in Windows 11 by the time I need to replace my current Windows 10 machine. I've heard some of them through the "Read aloud" feature in Microsoft Edge, and they're great.
Louise
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Monte Single
The new voices are available in win11 for narrator, but not for third party apps like nvda and jaws.
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Louise Pfau
Sent: October 5, 2022 3:30 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] adding the new voices
Hi. I hope we will be able to get them in Windows 11 by the time I need to replace my current Windows 10 machine. I've heard some of them through the "Read aloud" feature in Microsoft Edge, and they're great.
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Brian's Mail list account
Yes I don't think they have written the API for external use yet.
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From: "hurrikennyandopo ..." <hurrikennyandopo@...> To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2022 8:00 PM Subject: Re: [nvda] adding the new voices Hi
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Brian's Mail list account
I remember speech Platform which was supposed to be the new way to use their voices, but although this worked with the voices at the time, I found them very slow to respond. I don't think those libraries work on Windows 10, or if they do only with the voices made available at that time.
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From: "Brian Vogel" <britechguy@...> To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2022 8:00 PM Subject: Re: [nvda] adding the new voices You're not doing anything wrong. The new "ultra natural" voices are strictly for use in Microsoft's own products. They are not available to third party programs. If this ever changes, there will likely be quite a bit of fanfare about it if/when it does. -- Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Memory is a crazy woman that hoards rags and throws away food. ~ Austin O'Malley
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This topic is locked after this post. And, furthermore, the latest Microsoft voices released this month are "off-topic" here until and unless Microsoft announces general availability for third-party programs, of which NVDA is just one. Rest assured, if that happens, that will be announced here, and then they'd be on-topic again like any other synthesizer that can be used with NVDA is.
But unless a post is made indicating otherwise, the latest ultra natural Microsoft voices are available exclusively to Microsoft's own products such as Narrator, Edge, etc. There is no API for third-party use at this time. -- Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Memory is a crazy woman that hoards rags and throws away food. ~ Austin O'Malley
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