Update app.py

app.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import tempfile
 import os
 import re  # Import the regular expression module
 
+
 # Get all available voices
 async def get_voices():
     voices = await edge_tts.list_voices()
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ async def get_voices():
 # Text-to-speech function for a single paragraph
 async def paragraph_to_speech(text, voice, rate, pitch):
     voice1 ="en-US-AndrewNeural - en-US (Male)"  #good for reading
-    voice1F ="en-US-EmmaNeural - en-US" (Female)
+    voice1F ="en-US-EmmaNeural - en-US (Female)"
     voice2 = "en-US-GuyNeural (Male)"
     voice2F = "en-US-JennyNeural (Female)"      
     voice3 = "en-AU-WilliamNeural - en-AU (Male)" 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ import gradio as gr
 
 async def create_demo():
     voices = await get_voices()
-
+    default_voice = "en-US-AndrewNeural - en-US (Male)"  # 👈 Pick one of the available voices
     description = """
     Default = male, other voices 1F:US_Emma, 2F:US_Jenny, 3F:HK_Jan, 1M:US_Guy, 2M:AU_William, 1C: Childvoice
     Enter your text, select a voice, and adjust the speech rate and pitch.
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ async def create_demo():
         fn=tts_interface,
         inputs=[
             gr.Textbox(label="Input Text", lines=5, placeholder="Separate paragraphs with two blank lines."),
-            gr.Dropdown(choices=[""] + list(voices.keys()), label="Select Voice", value=""),
+            gr.Dropdown(choices=[""] + list(voices.keys()), label="Select Voice", value=default_voice),
             gr.Slider(minimum=-50, maximum=50, value=0, label="Speech Rate Adjustment (%)", step=1),
             gr.Slider(minimum=-20, maximum=20, value=0, label="Pitch Adjustment (Hz)", step=1)
         ],