Adobe Reader- Read Out Loud Feature

When using the Read Out Loud Feature I've noticed that there are only two mechanical sounding voices to chose from, one male and one female. Is there an option setting where I can use my own voice?

Not so far as I know. Creating a voice for reading is not about
recording samples, but about creating a kind of robotic voice,
something which is an enormous amout of highly skilled work. (Though I
don't work in the area and may have it wrong).
Aandi Inston

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    Hope this is the answer you are looking for, my Read Out Loud feature is functioning fine now it had me baffled for a while, thought my sound card was malfunctioning.
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