Cognitive Services: Text-to-Speech audio usage

Question

I'm currently developing a solution where we are using text-to-speech API with "ro-RO-AlinaNeural" synthesis voice name.

The solution produces a blob (audio file) that we are storing in Azure Blob Storage. Afterwards we use the produced "audio file" in all requests that are made to our application where the audio is required. This way we don't execute the text-to-speech API over and over again with the same text.

The text that serves as source input for the text-to-speech API is produced by us and it complies with Microsoft code of conduct (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/cognitive-services/speech-service/tts-code-of-conduct?context=/azure/cognitive-services/speech-service/context/context).

The text has always the same value, thus the need to use always the produced audio file, rather than execute the API for all requests.

I would like to understand if this solution is fully compliant with Microsoft usage conditions. Thanks

Answer 1

@Daniel Afonso Yes, you can use the files created by you by placing them on blob storage.
The audio files and text generated from TTS or STT can be used for commercial use. Please ensure you are using a speech resource that is billed for your subscription. The billing will be based on the pricing as mentioned in the pricing page. If you are using a free account or credit you should upgrade to Pay as you go and use the selected tier.

Please ensure to follow certain responsible guidelines listed here while using synthetic voices in your applications and ensure proper disclosures.

You can lookup more details about the compliance and privacy terms from here. I hope this helps.