Cloud Speech To Text stopped working on old Speech SDK version
This issue is really urgent. Cloud Speech To Text stopped working on old Speech SDK version in devices that are currently in customers. The devices are running Android applications that use Microsoft Speech SDK. We've confirmed that upgrading the…
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unable to estimate avatar usage
We are not able to correctly understand the usage of a AVATAR Resources on our Azure Resources.
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[Setting up STT Resource]: Configure your account
I am new to Azure and have been trying to create resource for STT. However, I am stuck in the subscription process, where it seems I must "configure my acocunt". The subscription wouldn't be marked as complete until I do so, and to do so, there…
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Issue with Azure Speech-to-Text API – Delayed Hindi Transcriptions
Hello Team, We have been using the Azure Speech-to-Text API for a long time, but we encountered an issue from last 4 to 5 days around 7PM to 10 PM IST while generating Hindi subtitles. The transcription jobs for Hindi were running for an unusually long…
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Issues with Azure Speech Services: Incorrect transcription of "draft" as "draught" and "£" as "lbs" in UK English
I'm using Azure Speech Services with the language set to UK English, and I've noticed two recurring transcription issues: When I dictate the word "draft", it consistently transcribes as "draught", even when the context clearly favors…
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Generate phoneme from speech
I'm building an app that generate speech from text (mainly person name). For some rare name, AI pronounce it wrong. I've been using the recognize by speaking tool in Audio content creation to get the correct phoneme by saying the name properly. Then use…
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Azure AI Speech with Whisper leaves jobs stuck in NotStarted
We've been running Azure AI Speech with Whisper (version 3.2 of the API), in batch transcription mode, for a while with no problems. Last Friday we started getting a lot of jobs stuck in NotStarted state across all our deployments. The problem has…
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custom keywords because the model fails to load
I cannot download my custom keywords because the model fails to load during the fine-tuning step. A few weeks ago, I managed to download a few keywords by being patient and trying several times. Now, when I want to download more keywords, it always fails…
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Azure AI Speech to Text High Latency Issue
Using the Azure Speech to Text service to convert live audio from a microphone into text, but experiencing high latency in speech recognition. The conversion process sometimes takes a long time, and at times it gets stuck without any response or events…
Azure AI Speech

Azure speech to text appears very slow
Hi team, We have observed that the Azure speech-to-text is very slow. I am using continuousRecognitionAsync and I observe that Azure takes a total of close to 6s for just 3s audio. The parameters that I've set are: EndSilenceTimeoutMs =…
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speech translation not translating
Dear Support Team, The microphone issue with Azure Speech Translation has finally been resolved. However, a new problem has occurred: the service is now only performing transcription without providing any translation. Please advise on how to restore the…
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How to Transfer a Trained and Deployed Azure Custom Neural Voice Pro Model to a Different Azure Account
We have trained a Custom Neural Voice Pro model on one Azure account. However, we have decided to close the current Azure account and switch to a new Azure account. Is it possible to transfer the Custom Neural Voice Pro model? If anyone knows the method,…
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English Transcription in Arabic ASR
Dear team, ASR-issue.pngwhile using the Arabic ASR (for Egyptian and Moroccan dialects), we are experiencing a mix of English/Gibberish in Roman/Latin script. We were expecting the Arabic ASR to be transcribing only in Arabic script. For example, for…
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Random "Yes." Issue in Arabic ASR (Multiple Dialects)
Dear team, we are building a conversation IVR via our server, where the customer can make the call and get the conversation IVR treatment. We have integrated our SoftSwitch (FreeSwtich) to MS ASR. We have been facing a random issue where the MS ASR…
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Azure's Speech Studio custom keyword creation is "processing" for hours
Hi, I'm trying to create a basic custom keyword in Azure AI Speech Studio. According to the documentation, this process should take a few minutes. I've been waiting for over 10 hours and it is still "processing". I'm using East US region. Is…
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Speech to Text API Lag Issue in Angular Application
Issue Details: Issue Type: Performance degradation Component: Azure Speech to Text API Environment: Angular front-end application Impact: Production users experiencing significant delays Symptoms: Speech recognition response lag after 10-15 minutes…
Azure AI Speech
Speech-to-Text Problem: Earphones Only Work on One PC
Issue Description: I've encountered a bizarre problem with speech-to-text transcription across my computers. I have three PCs, and I'm experiencing inconsistent behavior with earphones: On my development PC: Both earphones and speakers work perfectly…
Azure AI Speech
Best Practices for Structuring Multi-Speaker Audio and Transcripts in Custom Azure Speech Models
Hi! My team and I have a few questions regarding Azure Speech, specifically about how to structure datasets for training and testing custom speech models. Training Data Please confirm best format for audio and transcripts for multi-speaker training…
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How to recognize audio from an online meeting using Azure Speech SDK in Python
I would like to use the Azure Speech SDK in Python to recognize the input audio from an online meeting when the program is executed. Is there a way to avoid conflicts between the input device specified in the AudioConfig and the input device used for…
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Speech Service Pronunciation Assessment API No Longer Returns Content Score
Hi, the Speech Service Pronunciation Assessment API is no longer returning the Content Score, even though it previously did. This issue occurs both in API responses and on the official Microsoft demo page: 🔗 Microsoft Speech Pronunciation Assessment…