"Default" voice ("Alex") doesn't seem to exist anymore on macOS 14.2

[aisamu]

Hi!

While trying to get noti to speak a message on a fresh install, I got the following error message (and no sound).

Voice `Alex' not found.

We indeed don't find it listed under the available voices on OSX:

❯ say -v '?'      
Albert              en_US    # Hello! My name is Albert.
Alice               it_IT    # Ciao! Mi chiamo Alice.
Alva                sv_SE    # Hej! Jag heter Alva.
Amélie              fr_CA    # Bonjour! Je m’appelle Amélie.
Amira               ms_MY    # Hi my name is Amira
Anna                de_DE    # Hallo! Ich heiße Anna.
Bad News            en_US    # Hello! My name is Bad News.
Bahh                en_US    # Hello! My name is Bahh.
...
Zuzana              cs_CZ    # Hi my name is Zuzana

Would it be possible to not set a default voice? (IIUC the system's default is correctly picked up by the underlying say tool)

Verbose output

❯  noti --verbose -t "My Title" -m "My Message" -s
os.Args: [noti --verbose -t My Title -m My Message -s]
failed to read config file: [open .noti.yaml: no such file or directory open /Users/aisamu/.config/noti/noti.yaml: no such file or directory]
Running command: []
Title: My Title
Message: My Message
Time: false
Services: map[speech:{}]
Viper: map[bearychat:map[incominghookuri:] defaults:[banner] espeak:map[voicename:english-us] gchat:map[appurl: template:*{{.title}}*: {{.message}}] keybase:map[channel: conversation: explodinglifetime: public:] mattermost:map[channel: iconurl: incominghookuri: username:noti] message:My Message nsuser:map[soundname:Ping soundnamefail:Basso] pushbullet:map[accesstoken: deviceiden:] pushover:map[apitoken: userkey:] pushsafer:map[key:] say:map[voice:Alex] simplepush:map[event: key:] slack:map[channel: token: username:noti] speechsynthesizer:map[voice:Microsoft David Desktop] telegram:map[chatid: token: topic:] time:false title:My Title twilio:map[accountsid: authtoken: numberfrom: numberto:] zulip:map[botaddress: key: to: type:private uri:]]
1 notifications queued
Voice `Alex' not found.
2023/12/22 15:34:51 exit status 1

Context

❯ uname -a                                       
Darwin aisamu 23.2.0 Darwin Kernel Version 23.2.0: Wed Nov 15 21:55:06 PST 2023; root:xnu-10002.61.3~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T6020 arm64 arm Darwin

(i.e. macOS Sonoma 14.2)

Thanks for writing noti! 🎉

[AlekSi]

Weirdly, I see it:

say -v '?'
Albert              en_US    # Hello! My name is Albert.
Alex                en_US    # Hello! My name is Alex.
…

[aisamu]

Could that be a locale difference?

Here's my complete list FWIW:

``` Albert en_US # Hello! My name is Albert. Alice it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Alice. Alva sv_SE # Hej! Jag heter Alva. Amélie fr_CA # Bonjour! Je m’appelle Amélie. Amira ms_MY # Hi my name is Amira Anna de_DE # Hallo! Ich heiße Anna. Bad News en_US # Hello! My name is Bad News. Bahh en_US # Hello! My name is Bahh. Bells en_US # Hello! My name is Bells. Boing en_US # Hello! My name is Boing. Bubbles en_US # Hello! My name is Bubbles. Carmit he_IL # שלום, שמי כרמית. Cellos en_US # Hello! My name is Cellos. Damayanti id_ID # Halo! Nama saya Damayanti. Daniel en_GB # Hello! My name is Daniel. Daria bg_BG # Hello! My name is Daria. Wobble en_US # Hello! My name is Wobble. Eddy (German (Germany)) de_DE # Hallo! Ich heiße Eddy. Eddy (English (UK)) en_GB # Hello! My name is Eddy. Eddy (English (US)) en_US # Hello! My name is Eddy. Eddy (Spanish (Spain)) es_ES # ¡Hola! Me llamo Eddy. Eddy (Spanish (Mexico)) es_MX # ¡Hola! Me llamo Eddy. Eddy (Finnish (Finland)) fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Eddy. Eddy (French (Canada)) fr_CA # Bonjour! Je m’appelle Eddy. Eddy (French (France)) fr_FR # Bonjour, je m’appelle Eddy. Eddy (Italian (Italy)) it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Eddy. Eddy (Portuguese (Brazil)) pt_BR # Olá, meu nome é Eddy. Ellen nl_BE # Hallo! Mijn naam is Ellen. Flo (German (Germany)) de_DE # Hallo! Ich heiße Flo. Flo (English (UK)) en_GB # Hello! My name is Flo. Flo (English (US)) en_US # Hello! My name is Flo. Flo (Spanish (Spain)) es_ES # ¡Hola! Me llamo Flo. Flo (Spanish (Mexico)) es_MX # ¡Hola! Me llamo Flo. Flo (Finnish (Finland)) fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Flo. Flo (French (Canada)) fr_CA # Bonjour! Je m’appelle Flo. Flo (French (France)) fr_FR # Bonjour, je m’appelle Flo. Flo (Italian (Italy)) it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Flo. Flo (Portuguese (Brazil)) pt_BR # Olá, meu nome é Flo. Fred en_US # Hello! My name is Fred. Good News en_US # Hello! My name is Good News. Grandma (German (Germany)) de_DE # Hallo! Ich heiße Grandma. Grandma (English (UK)) en_GB # Hello! My name is Grandma. Grandma (English (US)) en_US # Hello! My name is Grandma. Grandma (Spanish (Spain)) es_ES # ¡Hola! Me llamo Grandma. Grandma (Spanish (Mexico)) es_MX # ¡Hola! Me llamo Grandma. Grandma (Finnish (Finland)) fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Grandma. Grandma (French (Canada)) fr_CA # Bonjour! Je m’appelle Grandma. Grandma (French (France)) fr_FR # Bonjour, je m’appelle Grandma. Grandma (Italian (Italy)) it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Grandma. Grandma (Portuguese (Brazil)) pt_BR # Olá, meu nome é Grandma. Grandpa (German (Germany)) de_DE # Hallo! Ich heiße Grandpa. Grandpa (English (UK)) en_GB # Hello! My name is Grandpa. Grandpa (English (US)) en_US # Hello! My name is Grandpa. Grandpa (Spanish (Spain)) es_ES # ¡Hola! Me llamo Grandpa. Grandpa (Spanish (Mexico)) es_MX # ¡Hola! Me llamo Grandpa. Grandpa (Finnish (Finland)) fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Grandpa. Grandpa (French (Canada)) fr_CA # Bonjour! Je m’appelle Grandpa. Grandpa (French (France)) fr_FR # Bonjour, je m’appelle Grandpa. Grandpa (Italian (Italy)) it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Grandpa. Grandpa (Portuguese (Brazil)) pt_BR # Olá, meu nome é Grandpa. Jester en_US # Hello! My name is Jester. Ioana ro_RO # Salut! Numele meu este Ioana. Jacques fr_FR # Bonjour, je m’appelle Jacques. Joana pt_PT # Olá! Chamo‑me Joana. Junior en_US # Hello! My name is Junior. Kanya th_TH # สวัสดี! ฉันชื่อกันยา Karen en_AU # Hi my name is Karen Kathy en_US # Hello! My name is Kathy. Kyoko ja_JP # こんにちは! 私の名前はKyokoです。 Lana hr_HR # Bok, zovem se Lana. Laura sk_SK # Ahoj, volám sa Laura. Lekha hi_IN # नमस्ते, मेरा नाम लेखा है। Lesya uk_UA # Привіт! Мене звуть Леся. Linh vi_VN # Xin chào! Tên tôi là Linh. Luciana pt_BR # Olá, meu nome é Luciana. Majed ar_001 # مرحبًا! اسمي ماجد. Tünde hu_HU # Üdvözlöm! A nevem Tünde. Meijia zh_TW # 你好，我叫美佳。 Melina el_GR # Χαίρετε! Το όνομά μου είναι «Μελίνα». Milena ru_RU # Здравствуйте! Меня зовут Милена. Moira en_IE # Hello! My name is Moira. Mónica es_ES # ¡Hola! Me llamo Mónica. Montse ca_ES # Hola! Em dic Montse. Nora nb_NO # Hei! Jeg heter Nora. Organ en_US # Hello! My name is Organ. Paulina es_MX # ¡Hola! Me llamo Paulina. Superstar en_US # Hello! My name is Superstar. Ralph en_US # Hello! My name is Ralph. Reed (German (Germany)) de_DE # Hallo! Ich heiße Reed. Reed (English (UK)) en_GB # Hello! My name is Reed. Reed (English (US)) en_US # Hello! My name is Reed. Reed (Spanish (Spain)) es_ES # ¡Hola! Me llamo Reed. Reed (Spanish (Mexico)) es_MX # ¡Hola! Me llamo Reed. Reed (Finnish (Finland)) fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Reed. Reed (French (Canada)) fr_CA # Bonjour! Je m’appelle Reed. Reed (Italian (Italy)) it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Reed. Reed (Portuguese (Brazil)) pt_BR # Olá, meu nome é Reed. Rishi en_IN # Hello! My name is Rishi. Rocko (German (Germany)) de_DE # Hallo! Ich heiße Rocko. Rocko (English (UK)) en_GB # Hello! My name is Rocko. Rocko (English (US)) en_US # Hello! My name is Rocko. Rocko (Spanish (Spain)) es_ES # ¡Hola! Me llamo Rocko. Rocko (Spanish (Mexico)) es_MX # ¡Hola! Me llamo Rocko. Rocko (Finnish (Finland)) fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Rocko. Rocko (French (Canada)) fr_CA # Bonjour! Je m’appelle Rocko. Rocko (French (France)) fr_FR # Bonjour, je m’appelle Rocko. Rocko (Italian (Italy)) it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Rocko. Rocko (Portuguese (Brazil)) pt_BR # Olá, meu nome é Rocko. Samantha en_US # Hello! My name is Samantha. Samantha (Enhanced) en_US # Hello! My name is Samantha. Sandy (German (Germany)) de_DE # Hallo! Ich heiße Sandy. Sandy (English (UK)) en_GB # Hello! My name is Sandy. Sandy (English (US)) en_US # Hello! My name is Sandy. Sandy (Spanish (Spain)) es_ES # ¡Hola! Me llamo Sandy. Sandy (Spanish (Mexico)) es_MX # ¡Hola! Me llamo Sandy. Sandy (Finnish (Finland)) fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Sandy. Sandy (French (Canada)) fr_CA # Bonjour! Je m’appelle Sandy. Sandy (French (France)) fr_FR # Bonjour, je m’appelle Sandy. Sandy (Italian (Italy)) it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Sandy. Sandy (Portuguese (Brazil)) pt_BR # Olá, meu nome é Sandy. Sara da_DK # Hej! Jeg hedder Sara. Satu fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Satu. Shelley (German (Germany)) de_DE # Hallo! Ich heiße Shelley. Shelley (English (UK)) en_GB # Hello! My name is Shelley. Shelley (English (US)) en_US # Hello! My name is Shelley. Shelley (Spanish (Spain)) es_ES # ¡Hola! Me llamo Shelley. Shelley (Spanish (Mexico)) es_MX # ¡Hola! Me llamo Shelley. Shelley (Finnish (Finland)) fi_FI # Hei! Nimeni on Shelley. Shelley (French (Canada)) fr_CA # Bonjour! Je m’appelle Shelley. Shelley (French (France)) fr_FR # Bonjour, je m’appelle Shelley. Shelley (Italian (Italy)) it_IT # Ciao! Mi chiamo Shelley. Shelley (Portuguese (Brazil)) pt_BR # Olá, meu nome é Shelley. Sinji zh_HK # 你好！我叫善怡。 Tessa en_ZA # Hello! My name is Tessa. Thomas fr_FR # Bonjour, je m’appelle Thomas. Tingting zh_CN # Hi my name is Tingting Trinoids en_US # Hello! My name is Trinoids. Whisper en_US # Hello! My name is Whisper. Xander nl_NL # Hallo! Mijn naam is Xander. Yelda tr_TR # Merhaba, benim adım Yelda. Yuna ko_KR # 안녕하세요. 제 이름은 유나입니다. Zarvox en_US # Hello! My name is Zarvox. Zoe (Premium) en_US # Hello! My name is Zoe. Zosia pl_PL # Hi my name is Zosia Zuzana cs_CZ # Hi my name is Zuzana ```

[AlekSi]

I probably downloaded it and forgot about it :)

[dannyfritz]

FWIW, I did not have Alex either. But I was able to go into VoiceOver Utility -> Manage Voices -> English and choose Alex. It is a ~900mb download. After that, the voice worked in noti.

MacOS 14.2.1