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install new voice in narrate (firefox reading mode) ubuntu 16.04

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I tried the narrate feature in Firefox, and it is AWESOME. Just one problem, the voices I have installed are terrible! How can I get new voices loaded in to use?

I tried the narrate feature in Firefox, and it is AWESOME. Just one problem, the voices I have installed are terrible! How can I get new voices loaded in to use?

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Voices are pulled from `speech-dispatcher`. You're probably using eSpeak as your Text-To-Speach (TTS) engine which (as far as I can tell) uses one, very synthetic voice for all languages and over-complicated tech to fake accents. The simplest solution is to install another TTS. I personally like and recommend Svox Pico (it has, however, provide a limited number of languages).

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