Siri's voice sounds Robotic on MacBook

The voice on my MacBook sounds very robotic instead of "her" usual voice on my other apple products. I checked the settings for Siri and I have selected one of the American female voices, nevertheless the problem continues.

MacBook Pro 13″

Posted on Aug 20, 2023 7:05 PM

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a brody

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Aug 21, 2023 8:53 AM in response to trenthastings04

Visit Applications -> Utilities -> Audio Midi Setup.

Make sure your audio out is set for 44.1 kHz 16 bit. Unless you are using 3+ channel sound, the frequency should not be set for higher.

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