Voice Soundboard

Text-to-speech extension with 48 voices, presets, and multi-speaker dialogue — powered by MCP Voice Soundboard.

Features

Sidebar panel with Speak, Voices, and Dialogue tabs
48 voices across 9 languages (English, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish, French, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese)
5 presets — Assistant, Narrator, Announcer, Storyteller, Whisper
Multi-speaker dialogue — write scripts, assign voices, play all
Speak Selection — highlight code or text and press Ctrl+Shift+S
Cross-platform audio playback (Windows, macOS, Linux)

Getting Started

Install the extension
The MCP Voice Soundboard server starts automatically
Click the microphone icon in the activity bar
Type text and click Speak

Commands

Command	Shortcut	Description
Voice Soundboard: Speak Text...	—	Enter text to speak
Voice Soundboard: Speak Selection	`Ctrl+Shift+S`	Speak selected editor text
Voice Soundboard: Stop Speaking	—	Stop current playback
Voice Soundboard: Change Voice	—	Quick-pick voice selector
Voice Soundboard: Toggle Panel	—	Show/hide sidebar
Voice Soundboard: Export Dialogue as WebVTT	—	Export dialogue script as `.vtt` subtitle file

Dialogue Export

Write a multi-speaker script in the Dialogue tab, assign voices, then click Export VTT. The extension synthesizes each line, calculates cumulative timecodes from the audio durations, and saves a WebVTT subtitle file.

The exported .vtt file uses voice tags (<v Speaker>) and can be used with video players, subtitle editors, or accessibility tools.

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`voiceSoundboard.defaultVoice`	`bm_george`	Default voice ID
`voiceSoundboard.speed`	`1.0`	Speech speed (0.5–2.0)
`voiceSoundboard.backend`	`python`	TTS backend (python/http/mock)
`voiceSoundboard.autoStart`	`true`	Auto-start server on activation
`voiceSoundboard.format`	`wav`	Audio output format

License

MIT