# Changing Voice Selections

You can change a speaking voice by inserting DECtalk Software commands into the edit window displayed in the Dtsample applet dialog or by selecting text and then selecting a different name from the Voice pull-down menu in the Dtsample applet dialog. Voice changes made with commands are permanent for the session and remain intact as long as the command remains in the file. Voice changes made from the menu only remain in effect as long as the current DECtalk Software session is running.

Each voice selection is inserted into the command [:nXX] where XX represents the first letter of the speaking voice.

You can change voices with a command as in the following example.

[:nb] Hello. I'm Betty.

You can also change voices in the middle of a sentence.

[:np] This is a demo [:nb] of a sudden change in voice.

If a voice-change request occurs in the middle of a sentence, DECtalk Software automatically pauses. The pause is the equivalent of inserting a comma, or about half a second.

[:np] This is a demo, [:nb] of a sudden change in voice.

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