---
title: voice
framework: avfaudio
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfaudio/avspeechutterance/voice
---

# voice

The voice the speech synthesizer uses when speaking the utterance.

## Declaration

```swift
var voice: AVSpeechSynthesisVoice? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If you don’t specify a voice, the speech synthesizer uses the system’s default voice to speak the utterance.

## See Also

### Configuring an utterance

- [pitchMultiplier](avfaudio/avspeechutterance/pitchmultiplier.md)
- [volume](avfaudio/avspeechutterance/volume.md)
- [prefersAssistiveTechnologySettings](avfaudio/avspeechutterance/prefersassistivetechnologysettings.md)