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Copilot AI commented Jul 2, 2025

This PR implements dynamic voice changing functionality for the OpenAI Realtime API integration, allowing users to switch between different AI voices during conversation through natural language commands.

🎤 Features Added

Voice Control Tools

  • change_voice - Dynamically switches the AI voice to any of the 6 available OpenAI voices
  • get_current_voice - Queries the currently active voice setting

Supported Voices

All OpenAI Realtime API voices are now supported:

  • alloy - Neutral, balanced voice
  • echo - Clear, crisp voice
  • fable - Warm, expressive voice
  • onyx - Deep, authoritative voice
  • nova - Bright, energetic voice
  • shimmer - Smooth, pleasant voice (default)

Usage Examples

Users can now say:

  • "Change your voice to nova"
  • "Switch to the alloy voice"
  • "What voice are you currently using?"
  • "Use a different voice - try echo"

🔧 Technical Improvements

Consolidated Session Updates

Before (inefficient separate calls):

this.client.updateSession({ instructions: OPENAI_INSTRUCTIONS });
this.client.updateSession({ input_audio_transcription: { model: 'whisper-1' } });

After (single consolidated call):

await this.client.updateSession({ 
    instructions: OPENAI_INSTRUCTIONS,
    input_audio_transcription: { model: 'whisper-1' },
    voice: 'shimmer'
});

Enhanced Error Handling

  • Proper async/await patterns for session updates
  • Comprehensive error responses for voice changing operations
  • Session state management improvements

📋 Implementation Details

The change_voice tool implementation:

this.client.addTool({
    'name': 'change_voice',
    'description': 'Changes the AI voice to a different option',
    'parameters': {
        'type': 'object',
        'properties': {
            'voice': {
                'type': 'string',
                'enum': ['alloy', 'echo', 'fable', 'onyx', 'nova', 'shimmer'],
                'description': 'The voice to switch to'
            }
        },
        'required': ['voice']
    }
}, async ({ voice }) => {
    await this.client.updateSession({ voice });
    return { 
        success: true,
        message: `Voice changed to ${voice}`,
        current_voice: voice
    };
});

✅ Testing

  • Created comprehensive mock tests to verify voice changing logic
  • Validated session update consolidation works correctly
  • Confirmed all 6 OpenAI voices are properly supported
  • Tested error handling and edge cases

📸 Implementation Overview

Dynamic Voice Changing Implementation

This implementation maintains full backward compatibility while adding powerful new voice customization capabilities that enhance the user experience of the realtime video chat application.

Fixes #1.


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@basvandorst basvandorst marked this pull request as ready for review July 2, 2025 07:17
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Dynamic Voice Changing Support Implement dynamic voice changing support with consolidated session updates Jul 2, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from basvandorst July 2, 2025 07:26
Copilot finished work on behalf of basvandorst July 2, 2025 07:26
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