ISpVoice::SetVoice

Microsoft Speech SDK

The Microsoft.com Speech website Microsoft Speech SDK SAPI 5.1

ISpVoice::SetVoice

ISpVoice::SetVoice sets the identity of the voice used for text synthesis. ISpVoice normally uses the default voice, which is set through Speech properties in Control Panel.

 

HRESULT SetVoice(
   ISpObjectToken   *pToken
);

Parameters

pToken
[in] Pointer to token that describes the requested voice. If pToken is NULL, the system default voice is used.

Return values

Value Description
S_OK Function completed successfully.
E_INVALIDARG One or more parameters are invalid.

Remarks

Changing the voice selection will preserve the same volume and rate levels for an ISpVoice object.

Example

The following is an example to enumerate all the available voices registered under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Speech\Voices.

HRESULT                             hr = S_OK;
CComPtr<ISpObjectToken>             cpVoiceToken;
CComPtr<IEnumSpObjectTokens>        cpEnum;
CComPtr<ISpVoice>                   cpVoice;
ULONG                               ulCount = 0;

// Create the SAPI voice
if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
    hr = cpVoice.CoCreateInstance( CLSID_SpVoice ); 


//Enumerate the available voices 
if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
    hr = SpEnumTokens(SPCAT_VOICES, NULL, NULL, &cpEnum);

//Get the number of voices
if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
    hr = cpEnum->GetCount(&ulCount);

// Obtain a list of available voice tokens, set the voice to the token, and call Speak
while (SUCCEEDED(hr) && ulCount -- )
{
    cpVoiceToken.Release();
    if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
        hr = cpEnum->Next( 1, &cpVoiceToken, NULL );

    if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
        hr = cpVoice->SetVoice(cpVoiceToken);

    if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
        hr = cpVoice->Speak( L"How are you?", SPF_DEFAULT, NULL); 
}