Like MapPoint which automatically select the system default Voice. "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Speech\SpeechUX\sapi.cpl".įifth, One important reason for being able to change the systemĭefault TTS Voice is to provide an alternate Voice choice for programs These registry issues are not a concern when you use Impossible to resolve the registry entry problem at this time. This plus a lack of technical assistance fromĮither the third party vendors of TTS Voices or Microsoft makes it Unfortunately, there are multiple entries for which there is no publiclyĪvailable documentation. The TTS registry entries are generally well documented. Is, however, a consistent error message regarding a failure of audio It isĮasy to modify the registry so that the Voices are displayed.
#Tts voices for windows 7 64 bit 32 bit
That 32 bit Voices work with the Control Panel TTS listing. Visual C ActiveX control or a wrapper could be used to accessįourth, it may be possible to modify the Voice registry entries so In Visual C/C++, the creation of the Voice object could be in an Third, application programs that use TTS could be written completely There is no reason for this not to have the same capability as its The Visual Basic statement "Voice = New SpeechLib.SpVoice" functions. Second, Microsoft should correct the problem with the way in which To use the same code as "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Speech\SpeechUX\sapi.cpl".
#Tts voices for windows 7 64 bit 64 Bit
Of concern as more 64 bit TTS Voices become available.įirst, Microsoft should certainly change the Control Box TTS selection There is no easy solution to this problem. Set Voice = CreateObject("SAPI.SpVoice") also fails with the same Results in a system hang or program abort if the default Voice hasīeen set to anything other than a properly registered 64 bit Voice Hr = m_cpVoice.CoCreateInstance( CLSID_SpVoice ) Ĭorrectly sets up a Voice object regardless of the default This fix works properly except for one unfortunate problem. Rather than using the Control Panel TTS Voice selection.
This is toĬ:\Windows\SysWOW64\Speech\SpeechUX\sapi.cpl The selection of any as the system default Voice. There is a fix that permits the display of all installed Voices and (64 bit Heather is available for Apple's Snow Leopard). It is onlyĬurrently available in a 32 bit version for the Windows operating The next best alternative isīelieved to be the Acapela-Group Voice Heather. Probably the highest quality TTS Voice that is currently available, Microsoft's Anna is the only 64 bit Voice that is The Control Panel TTS Voice option lists only properly registeredĦ4 bit Voices. Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 64 bit edition. There are multiple problems with setting a default TTS Voice in