To sample a voice, you need to select it, and then click on the Play button in the Text to Speech tab of the Speech preference. You’ll notice that the list has expanded. In Snow Leopard, after you select Show More Voices, you need to open the System Voice pop-up menu again. The complete list of voices available in Snow Leopard.
If you click Install in the confirmation window, the Apple Licensing Agreement will appear.
The OS will need to download the voice, so you’ll be asked to confirm that you want to install it. Check the boxes of the voices you want, and then click OK. To sample a voice, check its box and click on the Play button.
Many are designed for use with a particular language, such as German, Japanese, Arabic, Korean, or even South African English, and those voices will read American English with the inflections of the language it is designed for. In Lion, a new window will appear, with a list of different voices. In the System Voice pop-up menu used in step 2, select Customize (or Show More Voices if you’re using Snow Leopard) at the bottom of the menu. Step 3: Add new voices Additional voices in Lion. If you aren’t satisfied with one of the six, you can add more voices. If you like one of the six voices, select it, adjust the Speaking Rate (if you want), close the window, and you’re done. You can use the slider bar to adjust the Speaking Rate. In Snow Leopard, the male voices are first.) To see what each one sounds like, select it, and then click the Play button. (In Lion, the female voices are listed first. You’ll see the voices, divided by gender. Still in the Text to Speech tab of the Speech system preference, click on the System Voice pop-up menu. Sure, Alex sounds like a nice guy, but he won’t be offended if you want a change. Once you’ve completed those steps you are all set! If you need any additional assistance you can always get in touch with our customer support team at give us a call at (949) 877- STEM (7836).Step 2: Change the voice The six default voices as they appear in Lion. Note: From this point forward, Zoom will always use the original sound from your selected Stem device. Doing this will disable Zoom’s processing and allow our devices to handle all of the audio processing. Lastly, when you start a meeting, select the button to “Turn on Original Sound” in the upper left corner. Our devices already take care of all of the audio processing so you don’t need any additional processing from Zoom.ĩ. Next, you want to disable the “Suppress Persistent Background Noise” and “Suppress Intermittent Background Noise” settings and set “Echo Cancellation” to auto. Now, your users will have the option to enable the original sound!Ĩ.If you do not see this option you may need to log out and log back in.This option will now become available when using the Zoom Desktop client application.Select the option labeled “Allow users to select original sound in their client settings”.Navigate under “Account Management” and go to “Account Settings”.
Let’s go over the steps you should take to optimize your settings for both the Zoom desktop client and Zoom Rooms! Want to know how to enable Zoom original sound? Click here.ĭownload the Guide to Creating Your Perfect Zoom Roomġ. With Zoom being one of the most popular video conferencing platforms on the planet, we wanted to run you through how to optimize your Zoom meeting audio settings to work with your Stem room. At Stem, we are all about bringing you an exceptional and customizable audio experience in your conference rooms.