Voice Issues
# support
c
Voice consistency seems to be an ongoing issue. I especially need it to slow down when reading a phone number or email back. I looked at some provider tips ... im using playHT and format the number at 6 1 7 5 5 5 1 2 1 2 it reads the digits but sometimes its slow sometimes it fast.. same with speech sometimes she speaks faster other times slower... she also makes weird noises like partial moans its bizarre. elevenlabs was the best but its been very unstable and glitchy. When it works it works great. Getting frustrated as we in production ... Also collecting an email address is still a nightmare. Been trying all sorts of things with mixed results.
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@chia5966 I'm sorry to hear about the inconsistencies you've been experiencing with voice speed and quality. Let's address these issues one by one to ensure a smoother experience for you. For PlayHT and ensuring consistent pacing when reading phone numbers, you can try adding strategic pauses in the text you're sending to the TTS engine. For example, you could format the number with pauses like this: "6 1 7 ... 5 5 5 ... 1 2 1 2". The ellipsis (...) represents a brief pause, which might help with pacing. Regarding the speech speed variations and unexpected noises, it might be helpful to check if there are any settings within PlayHT that allow you to control the speech rate and quality more precisely. If the issues persist, reaching out to PlayHT support with specific examples could help them troubleshoot the problem. For collecting email addresses, it's a common challenge due to the complexity and variability of email formats. One approach is to use voice prompts to guide the user to speak their email address slowly and clearly, and possibly spell out parts that are commonly misunderstood. If ElevenLabs was working well for you before, it might be worth reaching out to their support to see if they can provide any stability updates or workarounds. In the meantime, if you'd like, I can assist you with configuring your voice API settings to try and mitigate these issues. Would you like to proceed with that?
You can continue this conversation by mentioning me in the message.
s
The email issue can't be captured through call right now. I already reported this issue to play.ht and they haven't responded back. Currently, voice providers which are facing issues are: 1. Azure (Static Noise) 2. 11labs (speaking Random things) 3. PlayHT (bizzare sounds) Can you try other providers like cartesia or any other voice provider if you are using english voice?
c
things have seem to stabalized on 11labs.. but I don't what was going on yesterday but the system was really sturggling to get a lastname correct... and now today seems to be working like a champ... these inconsistencies make it so darn difficult... cant tell if its on vapi or provider maybe both...
but playHT was off the rails yesterday sounded like it had tourette's
s
It is not on Vapi because we are an orchestration platform. They were facing some technical issues.
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