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articles/ai-services/speech-service/get-started-text-to-speech.md

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 title: "Text to speech quickstart - Speech service"
 titleSuffix: Azure AI services
-description: In this quickstart, you create an app that converts text to speech. Learn about supported audio formats and custom configuration options.
+description: Learn how to create an app that converts text to speech, and explore supported audio formats and custom configuration options.
 author: eric-urban
 manager: nitinme
 ms.service: azure-ai-speech
 ms.topic: quickstart
-ms.date: 01/29/2024
+ms.date: 08/07/2024
 ms.author: eur
 ms.devlang: cpp
 # ms.devlang: cpp, csharp, golang, java, javascript, objective-c, python

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/common/azure-prerequisites-clu.md

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 ---
 author: eric-urban
 ms.service: azure-ai-speech
-ms.date: 02/17/2023
+ms.date: 08/07/2024
 ms.topic: include
 ms.author: eur
 ---
 
 > [!div class="checklist"]
-> * Azure subscription - [Create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/cognitive-services)
-> * [Create a Language resource](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.CognitiveServicesTextAnalytics) in the Azure portal. 
-> * Get the Language resource key and endpoint. After your Language resource is deployed, select **Go to resource** to view and manage keys. 
+> * An Azure subscription. You can [create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/cognitive-services).
+> * [Create a Language resource](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.CognitiveServicesTextAnalytics) in the Azure portal.
+> * Get the Language resource key and endpoint. After your Language resource is deployed, select **Go to resource** to view and manage keys.
 > * [Create a Speech resource](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.CognitiveServicesSpeechServices) in the Azure portal.
-> * Get the Speech resource key and region. After your Speech resource is deployed, select **Go to resource** to view and manage keys. 
+> * Get the Speech resource key and region. After your Speech resource is deployed, select **Go to resource** to view and manage keys.

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/common/azure-prerequisites.md

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 author: eric-urban
 ms.service: azure-ai-speech
-ms.date: 08/24/2023
+ms.date: 08/07/2024
 ms.topic: include
 ms.author: eur
 ---
 
 > [!div class="checklist"]
-> - Azure subscription - [Create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/cognitive-services).
-> - <a href="https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.CognitiveServicesSpeechServices"  title="Create a Speech resource"  target="_blank">Create a Speech resource</a> in the Azure portal.
-> - Your Speech resource key and region. After your Speech resource is deployed, select **Go to resource** to view and manage keys. 
+> - An Azure subscription. You can [create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/cognitive-services).
+> - [Create a Speech resource](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.CognitiveServicesSpeechServices) in the Azure portal.
+> - Get the Speech resource key and region. After your Speech resource is deployed, select **Go to resource** to view and manage keys.

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/common/csharp.md

@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ ms.topic: include
 ms.author: eur
 ---
 
-[Reference documentation](/dotnet/api/microsoft.cognitiveservices.speech) | [Package (NuGet)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.CognitiveServices.Speech) | [Additional Samples on GitHub](https://aka.ms/speech/github-csharp)
+[Reference documentation](/dotnet/api/microsoft.cognitiveservices.speech) | [Package (NuGet)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.CognitiveServices.Speech) | [Additional samples on GitHub](https://aka.ms/speech/github-csharp)

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/quickstarts/text-to-speech-basics/cli.md

@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ ms.author: eur
 
 [!INCLUDE [SPX Setup](../../spx-setup-quick.md)]
 
-## Synthesize to speaker output
+## Send speech to speaker
 
-Run the following command for speech synthesis to the default speaker output. You can modify the voice and the text to be synthesized.
+Run the following command to output speech synthesis to the default speaker. You can modify the voice and the text to be synthesized.
 
 ```console
 spx synthesize --text "I'm excited to try text to speech" --voice "en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural"
 ```
 
 If you don't set a voice name, the default voice for `en-US` speaks.
 
-All neural voices are multilingual and fluent in their own language and English. For example, if the input text in English is "I'm excited to try text to speech" and you set `--voice "es-ES-ElviraNeural"`, the text is spoken in English with a Spanish accent. If the voice doesn't speak the language of the input text, the Speech service doesn't output synthesized audio.
+All neural voices are multilingual and fluent in their own language and English. For example, if the input text in English is *I'm excited to try text to speech* and you set `--voice "es-ES-ElviraNeural"`, the text is spoken in English with a Spanish accent. If the voice doesn't speak the language of the input text, the Speech service doesn't output synthesized audio.
 
-Run this command for information about more speech synthesis options such as file input and output:
+Run this command for information about more speech synthesis options, such as file input and output:
 
 ```console
 spx help synthesize
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ spx help synthesize
 
 You can have finer control over voice styles, prosody, and other settings by using [Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML)](~/articles/ai-services/speech-service/speech-synthesis-markup.md).
 
-### OpenAI text to speech voices in Azure AI Speech
+### OpenAI text-to-speech voices in Azure AI Speech
 
-OpenAI text to speech voices are also supported. See [OpenAI text to speech voices in Azure AI Speech](../../../openai-voices.md) and [multilingual voices](../../../language-support.md?tabs=tts#multilingual-voices). You can replace `en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural` with a supported OpenAI voice name such as `en-US-FableMultilingualNeural`.
+OpenAI text-to-speech voices are also supported. See [OpenAI text to speech voices in Azure AI Speech](../../../openai-voices.md) and [multilingual voices](../../../language-support.md?tabs=tts#multilingual-voices). You can replace `en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural` with a supported OpenAI voice name such as `en-US-FableMultilingualNeural`.
 
 ## Clean up resources
 

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/quickstarts/text-to-speech-basics/cpp.md

@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ ms.author: eur
 
 ## Set up the environment
 
-The Speech SDK is available as a [NuGet package](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.CognitiveServices.Speech) that implements .NET Standard 2.0. Install the Speech SDK later in this guide. For any requirements, see [Install the Speech SDK](../../../quickstarts/setup-platform.md?pivots=programming-language-cpp).
+The Speech SDK is available as a [NuGet package](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.CognitiveServices.Speech) that implements .NET Standard 2.0. Install the Speech SDK later in this guide. For detailed installation instructions, see [Install the Speech SDK](../../../quickstarts/setup-platform.md?pivots=programming-language-cpp).
 
 ### Set environment variables
 
 [!INCLUDE [Environment variables](../../common/environment-variables.md)]
 
-## Synthesize to speaker output
+## Send speech to speaker
 
 Follow these steps to create a console application and install the Speech SDK.
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Follow these steps to create a console application and install the Speech SDK.
 
 1. To change the speech synthesis language, replace `en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural` with another [supported voice](~/articles/ai-services/speech-service/language-support.md#prebuilt-neural-voices).
 
-   All neural voices are multilingual and fluent in their own language and English. For example, if the input text in English is "I'm excited to try text to speech" and you set `es-ES-ElviraNeural`, the text is spoken in English with a Spanish accent. If the voice doesn't speak the language of the input text, the Speech service doesn't output synthesized audio.
+   All neural voices are multilingual and fluent in their own language and English. For example, if the input text in English is *I'm excited to try text to speech* and you set `es-ES-ElviraNeural`, the text is spoken in English with a Spanish accent. If the voice doesn't speak the language of the input text, the Speech service doesn't output synthesized audio.
 
 1. [Build and run your new console application](/cpp/build/vscpp-step-2-build) to start speech synthesis to the default speaker.
 
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ This quickstart uses the `SpeakTextAsync` operation to synthesize a short block
 - See [how to synthesize speech](~/articles/ai-services/speech-service/how-to-speech-synthesis.md) and [Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) overview](~/articles/ai-services/speech-service/speech-synthesis-markup.md) for information about speech synthesis from a file and finer control over voice styles, prosody, and other settings.
 - See [batch synthesis API for text to speech](~/articles/ai-services/speech-service/batch-synthesis.md) for information about synthesizing long-form text to speech.
 
-### OpenAI text to speech voices in Azure AI Speech
+### OpenAI text-to-speech voices in Azure AI Speech
 
-OpenAI text to speech voices are also supported. See [OpenAI text to speech voices in Azure AI Speech](../../../openai-voices.md) and [multilingual voices](../../../language-support.md?tabs=tts#multilingual-voices). You can replace `en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural` with a supported OpenAI voice name such as `en-US-FableMultilingualNeural`.
+OpenAI text-to-speech voices are also supported. See [OpenAI text to speech voices in Azure AI Speech](../../../openai-voices.md) and [multilingual voices](../../../language-support.md?tabs=tts#multilingual-voices). You can replace `en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural` with a supported OpenAI voice name such as `en-US-FableMultilingualNeural`.
 
 ## Clean up resources
 

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/quickstarts/text-to-speech-basics/csharp.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 author: eric-urban
 ms.service: azure-ai-speech
 ms.topic: include
-ms.date: 2/1/2024
+ms.date: 8/07/2024
 ms.author: eur
 ---
 
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ ms.author: eur
 
 ## Set up the environment
 
-The Speech SDK is available as a [NuGet package](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.CognitiveServices.Speech) that implements .NET Standard 2.0. Install the Speech SDK later in this guide. For any requirements, see [Install the Speech SDK](../../../quickstarts/setup-platform.md?pivots=programming-language-csharp).
+The Speech SDK is available as a [NuGet package](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.CognitiveServices.Speech) that implements .NET Standard 2.0. Install the Speech SDK later in this guide by using the console. For detailed installation instructions, see [Install the Speech SDK](../../../quickstarts/setup-platform.md?pivots=programming-language-csharp).
 
 ### Set environment variables
 
 [!INCLUDE [Environment variables](../../common/environment-variables.md)]
 
-## Synthesize to speaker output
+## Send speech to speaker
 
 Follow these steps to create a console application and install the Speech SDK.
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Follow these steps to create a console application and install the Speech SDK.
 
 1. To change the speech synthesis language, replace `en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural` with another [supported voice](~/articles/ai-services/speech-service/language-support.md#prebuilt-neural-voices).
 
-   All neural voices are multilingual and fluent in their own language and English. For example, if the input text in English is "I'm excited to try text to speech" and you set `es-ES-ElviraNeural`, the text is spoken in English with a Spanish accent. If the voice doesn't speak the language of the input text, the Speech service doesn't output synthesized audio.
+   All neural voices are multilingual and fluent in their own language and English. For example, if the input text in English is *I'm excited to try text to speech* and you set `es-ES-ElviraNeural` as the language, the text is spoken in English with a Spanish accent. If the voice doesn't speak the language of the input text, the Speech service doesn't output synthesized audio.
 
 1. Run your new console application to start speech synthesis to the default speaker.
 
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ This quickstart uses the `SpeakTextAsync` operation to synthesize a short block
 - See [how to synthesize speech](~/articles/ai-services/speech-service/how-to-speech-synthesis.md) and [Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) overview](~/articles/ai-services/speech-service/speech-synthesis-markup.md) for information about speech synthesis from a file and finer control over voice styles, prosody, and other settings.
 - See [batch synthesis API for text to speech](~/articles/ai-services/speech-service/batch-synthesis.md) for information about synthesizing long-form text to speech.
 
-### OpenAI text to speech voices in Azure AI Speech
+### OpenAI text-to-speech voices in Azure AI Speech
 
-OpenAI text to speech voices are also supported. See [OpenAI text to speech voices in Azure AI Speech](../../../openai-voices.md) and [multilingual voices](../../../language-support.md?tabs=tts#multilingual-voices). You can replace `en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural` with a supported OpenAI voice name such as `en-US-FableMultilingualNeural`.
+OpenAI text-to-speech voices are also supported. See [OpenAI text to speech voices in Azure AI Speech](../../../openai-voices.md) and [multilingual voices](../../../language-support.md?tabs=tts#multilingual-voices). You can replace `en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural` with a supported OpenAI voice name such as `en-US-FableMultilingualNeural`.
 
 ## Clean up resources
 

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/quickstarts/text-to-speech-basics/go.md

@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ ms.author: eur
 
 ## Set up the environment
 
-Install the Speech SDK for Go. For requirements and instructions, see [Install the Speech SDK](../../../quickstarts/setup-platform.md?pivots=programming-language-go).
+Install the Speech SDK for the Go language. For detailed installation instructions, see [Install the Speech SDK](../../../quickstarts/setup-platform.md?pivots=programming-language-go).
 
 ### Set environment variables
 
 [!INCLUDE [Environment variables](../../common/environment-variables.md)]
 
-## Synthesize to speaker output
+## Send speech to speaker
 
 Follow these steps to create a Go module.
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Follow these steps to create a Go module.
 
 1. To change the speech synthesis language, replace `en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural` with another [supported voice](~/articles/ai-services/speech-service/language-support.md#prebuilt-neural-voices).
 
-   All neural voices are multilingual and fluent in their own language and English. For example, if the input text in English is "I'm excited to try text to speech" and you set `es-ES-ElviraNeural`, the text is spoken in English with a Spanish accent. If the voice doesn't speak the language of the input text, the Speech service doesn't output synthesized audio.
+   All neural voices are multilingual and fluent in their own language and English. For example, if the input text in English is *I'm excited to try text to speech* and you set `es-ES-ElviraNeural`, the text is spoken in English with a Spanish accent. If the voice doesn't speak the language of the input text, the Speech service doesn't output synthesized audio.
 
 1. Run the following commands to create a *go.mod* file that links to components hosted on GitHub:
 
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ Follow these steps to create a Go module.
 
 ## Remarks
 
-### OpenAI text to speech voices in Azure AI Speech
+### OpenAI text-to-speech voices in Azure AI Speech
 
-OpenAI text to speech voices are also supported. See [OpenAI text to speech voices in Azure AI Speech](../../../openai-voices.md) and [multilingual voices](../../../language-support.md?tabs=tts#multilingual-voices). You can replace `en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural` with a supported OpenAI voice name such as `en-US-FableMultilingualNeural`.
+OpenAI text-to-speech voices are also supported. See [OpenAI text to speech voices in Azure AI Speech](../../../openai-voices.md) and [multilingual voices](../../../language-support.md?tabs=tts#multilingual-voices). You can replace `en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural` with a supported OpenAI voice name such as `en-US-FableMultilingualNeural`.
 
 ## Clean up resources
 

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/quickstarts/text-to-speech-basics/intro.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ms.date: 2/1/2024
 ms.author: eur
 ---
 
-In this quickstart, you run an application that does text to speech synthesis.
+Learn how to use Azure AI Speech to run an application for text-to-speech synthesis. You can change the voice, enter text to be converted, and listen to the output on your computer's speaker.
 
 > [!TIP]
 > You can try text to speech in the [Speech Studio Voice Gallery](https://aka.ms/speechstudio/voicegallery) without signing up or writing any code.

articles/ai-services/speech-service/includes/quickstarts/text-to-speech-basics/java.md

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ To set up your environment, [install the Speech SDK](~/articles/ai-services/spee
 
 [!INCLUDE [Environment variables](../../common/environment-variables.md)]
 
-## Synthesize to speaker output
+## Send speech to speaker
 
 Follow these steps to create a console application for speech recognition.
 
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ Follow these steps to create a console application for speech recognition.
 
 1. To change the speech synthesis language, replace `en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural` with another [supported voice](~/articles/ai-services/speech-service/language-support.md#prebuilt-neural-voices).
 
-   All neural voices are multilingual and fluent in their own language and English. For example, if the input text in English is "I'm excited to try text to speech" and you set `es-ES-ElviraNeural`, the text is spoken in English with a Spanish accent. If the voice doesn't speak the language of the input text, the Speech service doesn't output synthesized audio.
+   All neural voices are multilingual and fluent in their own language and English. For example, if the input text in English is *I'm excited to try text to speech* and you set `es-ES-ElviraNeural`, the text is spoken in English with a Spanish accent. If the voice doesn't speak the language of the input text, the Speech service doesn't output synthesized audio.
 
-1. Run your console application to start speech synthesis to the default speaker.
+1. Run your console application to output speech synthesis to the default speaker.
 
    ```console
    javac SpeechSynthesis.java -cp ".;target\dependency\*"
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ This quickstart uses the `SpeakTextAsync` operation to synthesize a short block
 - See [how to synthesize speech](~/articles/ai-services/speech-service/how-to-speech-synthesis.md) and [Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) overview](~/articles/ai-services/speech-service/speech-synthesis-markup.md) for information about speech synthesis from a file and finer control over voice styles, prosody, and other settings.
 - See [batch synthesis API for text to speech](~/articles/ai-services/speech-service/batch-synthesis.md) for information about synthesizing long-form text to speech.
 
-### OpenAI text to speech voices in Azure AI Speech
+### OpenAI text-to-speech voices in Azure AI Speech
 
-OpenAI text to speech voices are also supported. See [OpenAI text to speech voices in Azure AI Speech](../../../openai-voices.md) and [multilingual voices](../../../language-support.md?tabs=tts#multilingual-voices). You can replace `en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural` with a supported OpenAI voice name such as `en-US-FableMultilingualNeural`.
+OpenAI text-to-speech voices are also supported. See [OpenAI text to speech voices in Azure AI Speech](../../../openai-voices.md) and [multilingual voices](../../../language-support.md?tabs=tts#multilingual-voices). You can replace `en-US-AvaMultilingualNeural` with a supported OpenAI voice name such as `en-US-FableMultilingualNeural`.
 
 ## Clean up resources