Hello, Didier here This file /var/log/speech-dispatcher exists in Ubuntu 18.04 but is empty. However, after some digging I found the logs in /run/user/1000/speech-dispatcher/log This helped me to set a female mbrola voice. The config file to use is espeak-mbrola-generic.conf, not espeak-ng-mbrola-generic.conf as I mistakenly wrote in my previous answer. You will need the espeak binary, so install it: sudo apt install espeak Install a mbrola feminine voice: sudo apt install mbrola-us1 Edit the file: /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/espeak-mbrola-generic.conf sudo gedit /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/espeak-mbrola-generic.conf & In this long line: "echo \'$DATA\' | espeak -v mb-$VOICE -s $RATE -p $PITCH $PUNCT -q --stdin --pho | mbrola -v $VOLUME -e /usr/share/mbrola/$VOICE/$VOICE - -.au | $PLAY_COMMAND Replace all three occurrences of $VOICE by us1 so it becomes: "echo \'$DATA\' | espeak -v mb-us1 -s $RATE -p $PITCH $PUNCT -q --stdin --pho | mbrola -v $VOLUME -e /usr/share/mbrola/us1/us1 - -.au | $PLAY_COMMAND Save the file. In the Settings GUI of orca choose the espeak-mbrola-generic speech synthesizer. You won't be able to select another Person than: "espeak-mbrola-generic defaulst voice(en)" however the edit made in espeak-mbrola-generic.conf is a workaround that allows to set any MBROLA voice. At next login you should hear a female voice. Hope this helps, Didier -- Didier Spaier On 07/23/2018 04:29 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 10:02 AM, Linux for blind general discussion > <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Also, it is rather difficult to debug an issue in Ubuntu >> for me as I can't find the log files for speech-dispatcher, >> and I don't have the time to learn, not being an Ubuntu >> user, sorry. > > For Linux Mint 18, which is built on Ubuntu 16.04, they are in: > > /var/log/speech-dispatcher > > Best regards, > > Paul _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list