# Choosing a voice engine
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You can access Amazon Polly voices through the Amazon Polly console or Amazon CLI.

**To choose a voice engine on the console**

1. Open the Amazon Polly console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/polly/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/polly/).

1. From the Amazon Polly console, choose the desired voice engine.

1. Choose the desired voice from the voice drop-down menu.

1. Generate TTS audio with text of your choice.

To choose a voice engine in the Amazon CLI, specify the `Engine` and `VoiceId` in the `SyntheszieSpeech` or `StartSpeechSynthesisTask` API operations. For some examples, see the [quick-start code samples](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/polly/latest/dg/get-started-what-next.html) and the [Python examples](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/polly/latest/dg/get-started-what-next.html).