---
title: Voices
description: Picking a voice by ear, switching mid-reading, and what stays the same.
category: reading
order: 2
last_verified_at: 2026-04-29
status: published
---

# 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.