Hello, is anyone else having this issue, when calling an assistant that uses real time the voice sounds distorted?

If you're experiencing distorted voice with real-time calling, try adjusting the style property to

0.0

in your voice configuration. According to multiple reports, a high style property (e.g., 0.8) can lead to voice instability and distortion in Vapi's real-time feature.

javascript
// Example configuration
{
  "voice": {
    "provider": "elevenlabs",
    "voiceId": "your-voice-id",
    "style": 0.0  // Set to 0.0 to reduce distortion
  }
}

Source: - [Discord post about voice distortion](https://discord.com/channels/1211482211119796234/1336377512233664523)

Ensure a strong, stable internet connection, try different TTS providers like 11labs minimize background noise.

that is not my question though.

Follow the guide at doc. https://docs.vapi.ai/customization/speech-configuration

but how does timing control let me add a sound like dog barking?

Hey, sorry for your bad experience before. I'm here to suggest you some solutions. I want to understand how you want to use this dog barking voice - as a background voice, or do you want to play this as some sort of message while a tool call is being triggered as a request response delayed message, or do you want to play it in response to a tool call respond successful or something else? A bit more help from your side around your usage will help me understand it clearly, and then eventually suggest your solution.