# Nock's spoken voice

Open **Settings → Agent → Agent voice** to control spoken responses. Voice output is separate from transcription: Nock can hear a request successfully while spoken replies are disabled or unavailable.

## Choose and preview a voice

1. Enable **Agent voice**.
2. Open the voice picker.
3. Use a play button to preview an available voice.
4. Select the voice you prefer and ask a short question.

The available list and custom-voice controls depend on the build and provider access. A successful preview checks voice playback; it does not prove an unrelated agent task completed.

## Change speed

Choose **Slow**, **Normal**, or **Fast** on the same card. The current presets are 0.85×, 1.2×, and 1.5×. The new setting applies to subsequent speech and previews.

Starting another voice recording interrupts a spoken response so you can continue the conversation. If replies seem repeatedly cut off, check whether you are triggering another recording or pressing a voice shortcut unintentionally.

## Custom voices

Where **Make a custom voice** is available, you can record or choose a sample, name it, and confirm that you own the voice or have the speaker's permission. Creation sends audio to the voice provider and requires supported provider access; a Nock plan does not guarantee that the provider permits custom-voice creation. Follow the limits and messages shown in the dialog.

## No spoken response

Check the voice switch, system output volume, and selected audio output. Try a preview at Normal speed. If text answers work but previews fail, inspect the provider or account message shown by Nock rather than repeating the whole task.

For input problems, see [microphone and recognition](/nock/microphone). For sending a new request, see [agent mode](/nock/agent-mode).

## Understand the spoken summary

The voice normally gives a compact answer while the notch holds the fuller response. It may omit code, paths, and long details from playback. Read the visible answer when exact instructions or a task result matter; a shorter spoken line does not mean the text is missing.

If you want quiet interaction, turn Agent voice off and keep visible responses. Interaction sounds and welcome music are separate controls under General, so disabling speech may leave a dictation tick or notification cue audible. See [sound and media](/nock/sound-and-media).

## Before removing a custom voice

Review the confirmation in the voice picker. Where supported, deletion removes the voice from the provider as well, rather than merely hiding a local entry. If the selected custom voice becomes unavailable, choose a built-in voice and test a preview before diagnosing the entire agent connection.