Voices

Telereader gives you a small set of voices to pick from. Each one has its own tone — some are better for fiction, some for technical writing — and you choose by ear, not by name.

Where the voice picker lives

The voice picker is in the player. Opening it shows the voices in a list. Tapping any voice plays a short sample so you can hear it in this voice before you commit. Picking one closes the menu and applies the voice to the reading.

Switching mid-reading

You can switch voices in the middle of a reading. The change takes effect from whatever the reader has not yet spoken. Earlier parts of the reading keep the previous voice — re-rendering the already-spoken portion would mean redoing work, and the new voice would not actually carry the words you already heard.

Voice and accent

The voice does not change because of a setting. It does not change because of the time of day. It does not change because we think we know better. You picked the voice; the voice stays picked until you pick a different one.

What stays the same across voices

The pace of word highlighting is the same regardless of voice. The keyboard shortcuts are the same. The pause-on-interrupt behavior is the same. The voice changes how the words sound; it does not change anything else about how the reader works.