Related topics A user can change any of the voice characteristics of the current speaker by using the options available in the Design Voice command. These changes are active only while the current speaker remains current. You can save a modified speaker definition in a buffer while synthesizing speech with other voices. To save voice changes for use after the current speaker has changed, use the save option of the Design Voice command. These voice changes are saved as the voice of Val. The Val voice [:nv] is either male or female, depending on what values are stored in the buffer. If you call Val before storing any values in the buffer, DECtalk Software initializes Val voice to be the same as Paul.