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02/25/2026, 9:47 PMvoice_temperature setting and TTS provider behavior. Here's how to address it:
## Lower Your Voice Temperature
The voice_temperature parameter controls voice stability. Higher values (up to 2) create more variant speech generation, while lower values (closer to 0) produce more stable, consistent speech. [(1) ]()
Try reducing your voice_temperature to a lower value like 0.5 or 0.7 to increase accent stability. [(2) ]()
## Configuration Options to Adjust
You can update these settings via the API: [(1) ]()
- **`voice_temperature`**: Set to a lower value (e.g., 0.5-0.7) for more consistent accent
- **`voice_speed`**: Adjust the speech rate (values from 0.5 to 2) which can also affect pronunciation consistency
## TTS Fallback Behavior
Accent shifts can also occur when your primary TTS provider experiences issues and Retell falls back to an alternative provider. For example, if ElevenLabs has an outage, the system may fall back to OpenAI TTS, which could produce a different accent. [(3) ]()
You can configure fallback_voice_ids to specify which voices to use as backups, helping maintain accent consistency even during provider issues. [(1) ]()
## Additional Option
For the most consistent accent, consider using voice cloning with a native speaker of your desired accent. [(4) ]()
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02/25/2026, 9:48 PMjay22
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02/25/2026, 11:49 PMvoice_id parameter references these available voices (e.g., "11labs-Adrian") .
For ElevenLabs voices specifically, you can also select different voice models like eleven_turbo_v2, eleven_flash_v2, eleven_turbo_v2_5, eleven_flash_v2_5, or eleven_multilingual_v2.
Check out these potentially useful sources: [Create Voice Agent]() , [Get Voice Agent]()
For details on voice selection criteria or to request additional voices, I'd recommend reaching out to the team directly.