Microsoft Anna

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Microsoft Anna is the default text-to-speech voice used in Windows Vista. It is the replacement for Microsoft Sam, which was the default voice in Windows XP and Windows 2000.

Microsoft Anna is a female voice and is designed to sound more natural than Microsoft Sam. It is driven by the SAPI 5 TTS engine.

Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 and later install the Microsoft Anna voice on down-level Windows XP systems for its new voice-prompt direction feature.

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Sample of MS Anna voice
Samples of Anna. Normal, slow and fast voice speeds.

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