Azure TTS GetVoicesAsync()

Question

Hello,

This method returns ONLY neural voices.
How can I get available Standard voices supported?

Thank you kindly
Alaa

Answer 1

Hello,

Thanks for reaching out to us. Are you working on a new resource?

We are retiring the standard voices on 31st August 2024 and they will no longer be supported after that date.  The announcement has been sent out to all existing Speech subscriptions before 31st August 2021. During the retiring period (31st August 2021- 31st August 2024), existing standard voice users can continue to use their standard voices, all new users/new speech resources should move to the neural voices.

Action required

Review the price structure and listen to the neural voice samples at the bottom of the page to determine the right voice for your business needs.
To make the change, follow the sample code to update the voice name in your speech synthesis request to the supported neural voice names in chosen languages by 31 August 2024. Starting 1st September 2024, standard voices will no longer be supported, please use neural voices for your speech synthesis request, on cloud or on prem. For on-prem container, please use the neural voice containers and follow the instructions.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/speech-service/text-to-speech#migrate-to-neural-voice

Sorry for all inconvenience.

Regards,
Yutong