Type Alias ExpressAsRole

Speaking roles for the express-as element.

Defines age and gender roles that can be applied to change the voice characteristics. Used with the express-as element to simulate different speakers. Only supported by certain Azure neural voices.

Roles by age group:

Girl: Young female child
Boy: Young male child
YoungAdultFemale: Young adult woman (20s-30s)
YoungAdultMale: Young adult man (20s-30s)
OlderAdultFemale: Middle-aged woman (40s-50s)
OlderAdultMale: Middle-aged man (40s-50s)
SeniorFemale: Elderly woman (60+)
SeniorMale: Elderly man (60+)

Example

// Child voice for storytelling
voice.expressAs('Once upon a time...', {
  style: 'narration-relaxed',
  role: 'Girl'
});

// Different character voices in dialogue
voice.expressAs('"Hello there!"', { role: 'OlderAdultMale' });
voice.expressAs('"Hi grandpa!"', { role: 'Boy' });

See

https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cognitive-services/speech-service/speech-synthesis-markup#express-as-element Express-As Documentation
https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cognitive-services/speech-service/language-support#voice-styles-and-roles Role Support by Voice

Type Alias ExpressAsRole

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