No Sound With Vista TTS Speech Engine

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Luvflt

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I have exhausted my research and efforts in coming to a fix for my problem. I can't seem to hear Microsoft Anna in her preview mode. I can hear music, all system sounds etc. so I know my speakers are connected and drivers are working properly. I have checked all my system attributes and drivers and they are all fine.

When I use "Say The Time" which has a voice to say the time or I try to Preview Anna's voice I can see in the volume slider the volume articulating like if someone were talking but no sound comes out of the speaker. My speakers work for everything else so I just can't figure out why it won't play Text To Speech.

I went to a TTS web site where I could preview Anna's voice and I did hear that from the web site but I can't directly from my system.

What is the fix to this. I am sure it is something simple but I can't find any boxes to check or uncheck that are related and I can't find a way to reinstall the TTS Speech engine. I really don't want to reload the entire system. Is there another fix?

Any input or suggestions would be appreciated. :(
 

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You should see if your sound device for your system is selected by the TTS Speech engine as things like the Speech recognition function for Vista requires that you specify the default playback device (like the sound options menu in Vista).
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    JUST ME/Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad Q9550 E0 2.83 Ghz @ 4037.5 Ghz
    Motherboard
    EVGA NFORCE 790I SLI FTW Digital PWM
    Memory
    8 Gig Corsair XMS3 DHX 1600 Mhz DDR3 CAS 9
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x GTX 480's w/ Koolance VID-NX480's
    Sound Card
    Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium (non-Fatal1ty) Edition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer P243W 24" Premium Series
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1 TB HDD 32mb cache
    (3 Platters, 6 Heads model)
    PSU
    Ultra X4 1050W PSU 76A Rated 12V SLI
    Case
    Antec 1200 Full tower ATX case
    Cooling
    x2 Thermaltake Blue LED 120mm 2800rpm fans, Zalman CNPS 9900
    Keyboard
    Logitech LX310 2.4 Ghz Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech LX310 2.4Ghz Wireless Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    32mb Download, 12mb Upload from Comcast
    Other Info
    300$ custom watercooling setup. Antec 1200 big boy Radiator, Dual bay XPSC reservoir with clear bubble window, OCZ hydropulse 800L/H 12v pump, 12 ft tygon 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD tubing, Feser One UV Green 1 L fluid. (and VID-NX480 waterblock)
Yes, I know and understand what you are saying. The default playback device was the speakers and they were set. After further troubleshooting I determined that the speakers were not set properly. Apparently they were set enough to hear other sounds and music but not for speach. After configuring the speakers properly (pluggin into right jack) and testing, the voice now was heard. I didn't pay attention to what was or was not configured initially but as an example it was like the speech is directed to the front speakers and I had the rear speakers plugged in so music was heard as the music comes out of all the speakers but speech only comes out of the front. Not sure that is an accurate statement but it is the best way to explain what happend. Thanks for your input.
 

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Luvflt said:
Yes, I know and understand what you are saying. The default playback device was the speakers and they were set. After further troubleshooting I determined that the speakers were not set properly. Apparently they were set enough to hear other sounds and music but not for speach. After configuring the speakers properly (pluggin into right jack) and testing, the voice now was heard. I didn't pay attention to what was or was not configured initially but as an example it was like the speech is directed to the front speakers and I had the rear speakers plugged in so music was heard as the music comes out of all the speakers but speech only comes out of the front. Not sure that is an accurate statement but it is the best way to explain what happend. Thanks for your input.
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As long as you found a solution, thats all that matters. ;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    JUST ME/Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad Q9550 E0 2.83 Ghz @ 4037.5 Ghz
    Motherboard
    EVGA NFORCE 790I SLI FTW Digital PWM
    Memory
    8 Gig Corsair XMS3 DHX 1600 Mhz DDR3 CAS 9
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x GTX 480's w/ Koolance VID-NX480's
    Sound Card
    Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium (non-Fatal1ty) Edition
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer P243W 24" Premium Series
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1 TB HDD 32mb cache
    (3 Platters, 6 Heads model)
    PSU
    Ultra X4 1050W PSU 76A Rated 12V SLI
    Case
    Antec 1200 Full tower ATX case
    Cooling
    x2 Thermaltake Blue LED 120mm 2800rpm fans, Zalman CNPS 9900
    Keyboard
    Logitech LX310 2.4 Ghz Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech LX310 2.4Ghz Wireless Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    32mb Download, 12mb Upload from Comcast
    Other Info
    300$ custom watercooling setup. Antec 1200 big boy Radiator, Dual bay XPSC reservoir with clear bubble window, OCZ hydropulse 800L/H 12v pump, 12 ft tygon 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD tubing, Feser One UV Green 1 L fluid. (and VID-NX480 waterblock)
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