Note
Please see Azure Cognitive Services for Speech documentation for the latest supported speech solutions.
VoiceGender Enumeration
Defines the values for the gender of synthesized voices.
Namespace: Microsoft.Speech.Synthesis
Assembly: Microsoft.Speech (in Microsoft.Speech.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Enumeration VoiceGender
'Usage
Dim instance As VoiceGender
public enum VoiceGender
Members
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| NotSet | Indicates no voice gender specification. | |
| Male | Indicates a male voice. | |
| Female | Indicates a female voice. | |
| Neutral | Indicates a gender-neutral voice. |
Remarks
VoiceGender can indicate the gender of an existing voice or a gender preference when selecting a voice. All of the SelectVoiceByHints() methods and three of the StartVoice() methods use VoiceGender to specify the gender when selecting a voice. The Gender property obtains the gender of an existing voice using a VoiceGender member.