Text to speech voice has seemingly changed. Can I go back to the older version?

Question

I've been using the Microsoft edge tts feature for over a year now and I've been happy with the Brian US natural voice. However, it must've been updated recently because booting up tts on desktop and mobile seems to read out documents with completely different inflections and speech patterns, ones I'm much less fond of than what it had been previously. It's jarring and makes it hard to focus, and I'd rather go back to the older version rather than forcing myself to conform to an update I dislike.

Is it possible for me to go back to an older version of the Brian natural voice?

Answer 1

Hi @Oliwia Szmyt,

Please note that Microsoft Edge Text-to-speech feature (Read Aloud) is powered by Azure Text to Speech. Voices may change according to the original engine updates. To send feedback on the TTS voice updates, you can send feedback in Microsoft Edge at ··· menu --> Help and feedback --> Send feedback. Thank you for your understanding.

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