Interface SilenceOptions

Configuration options for silence elements.

Provides precise control over silence placement in speech output, with options for various positions and boundary types.

const silence: SilenceOptions = {
  type: 'Sentenceboundary',
  value: '500ms'  // Add 500ms between sentences
};

interface SilenceOptions {
type: SilenceType;
value: string;
}

Properties

Position and type of silence to add. (Required)

Determines where silence is inserted:

"Sentenceboundary"

"Leading-exact"

"Comma-exact"

value: string

Duration of the silence. (Required)

Specified in milliseconds (ms) or seconds (s). Valid range: 0-20000ms (20 seconds max)

For non-exact types, this is added to natural silence. For exact types, this replaces natural silence.

"200ms" - 200 milliseconds

"1s" - 1 second

"500ms" - Half second