Can you help me access the Dustin voice in Azure text to speech studio?

Hello Piet Levy,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A and thank you for posting your questions here.

I understand that you need help to access the Dustin voice in Azure text to speech studio.

Several users have reported that the DustinMultilingualNeural voice is no longer accessible in newly created subscriptions, which suggests a broader platform-level update. Not just about the voice being unavailable, it’s likely tied to Azure’s regional restrictions, account tier limitations, or recent changes in supported voices.

Therefore, if you're unable to find the Dustin voice in your Azure Speech resource, the first step is to confirm whether your deployment region supports it. Azure voices are not universally available across all regions. You can verify this by using the List Voices API, which returns all voices available to your subscription and region. Try using cURL (Command Line):

curl -X GET "https://<your-region>.tts.speech.microsoft.com/cognitiveservices/voices/list" ^
     -H "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: <your-subscription-key>

Replace <your-region> with your Azure Speech resource region (e.g., eastus, westeurope, etc.) and <your-subscription-key> with your Azure Speech resource key.

Also, note that some premium voices like Dustin may be restricted to Standard or Enterprise pricing tiers. If you're on a free or basic tier, consider upgrading your subscription to unlock additional voice options.

If the voice still doesn’t appear after checking the region and tier, the best course of action is to contact Azure Support via your Azure Portal. Microsoft Internal can confirm whether the Dustin voice has been deprecated or temporarily restricted for new accounts.

I hope this is helpful! Do not hesitate to let me know if you have any other questions or clarifications.

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