This is a timbre shift, not a true male voice model. It sounds deeper but may be slightly robotic. 3. Better Alternative: Use pyttsx3 (Offline, Male Voice Selectable) If you need real male voices without cloud dependency, use pyttsx3 (works on Windows, macOS, Linux).
return male_audio male_audio = gtts_male_voice("This is a male-sounding voice using GTTS.") male_audio.export("male_voice.mp3", format="mp3") gtts male voice
# Change pitch (negative = lower, positive = higher) # Lower pitch simulates male voice new_sample_rate = int(audio.frame_rate * (2.0 ** (pitch_semi / 12.0))) male_audio = audio._spawn(audio.raw_data, overrides='frame_rate': new_sample_rate) male_audio = male_audio.set_frame_rate(audio.frame_rate) This is a timbre shift, not a true male voice model
# Load audio audio = AudioSegment.from_file(fp, format="mp3") The Core Fact: GTTS Has No Explicit Male/Female
engine.say("Hello, I am a male voice using pyttsx3") engine.runAndWait()
import pyttsx3 engine = pyttsx3.init() voices = engine.getProperty('voices') for v in voices: print(v.id, v.name, v.gender) # Some show gender Pick a male voice (e.g., 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE...' on Windows) for v in voices: if 'male' in v.name.lower(): engine.setProperty('voice', v.id) break
Here’s a useful, practical guide to using — covering how to get it, why it matters, and workarounds since GTTS itself doesn’t natively support male/female selection. 1. The Core Fact: GTTS Has No Explicit Male/Female Parameter The gtts library (Google Text-to-Speech) uses Google’s standard TTS API, which provides one voice per language — and that voice is typically female-sounding for most languages (e.g., English, Spanish, French). You cannot directly call gtts with voice='male' .