---
title: "Reference: CompositeVoice | Voice"
description: "Documentation for the CompositeVoice class, which enables combining multiple voice providers for flexible text-to-speech and speech-to-text operations."
packages:
  - "@mastra/core"
  - "@mastra/voice-openai"
  - "@mastra/voice-playai"
---

# CompositeVoice

The CompositeVoice class allows you to combine different voice providers for text-to-speech and speech-to-text operations. This is particularly useful when you want to use the best provider for each operation - for example, using OpenAI for speech-to-text and PlayAI for text-to-speech.

CompositeVoice supports both Mastra voice providers and AI SDK model providers

## Constructor Parameters

<PropertiesTable
  content={[
    {
      name: "config",
      type: "object",
      description: "Configuration object for the composite voice service",
      isOptional: false,
    },
    {
      name: "config.input",
      type: "MastraVoice | TranscriptionModel",
      description: "Voice provider or AI SDK transcription model to use for speech-to-text operations. AI SDK models are automatically wrapped.",
      isOptional: true,
    },
    {
      name: "config.output",
      type: "MastraVoice | SpeechModel",
      description: "Voice provider or AI SDK speech model to use for text-to-speech operations. AI SDK models are automatically wrapped.",
      isOptional: true,
    },
    {
      name: "config.realtime",
      type: "MastraVoice",
      description: "Voice provider to use for real-time speech-to-speech operations",
      isOptional: true,
    },
  ]}
/>

## Methods

### speak()

Converts text to speech using the configured speaking provider.

<PropertiesTable
  content={[
    {
      name: "input",
      type: "string | NodeJS.ReadableStream",
      description: "Text to convert to speech",
      isOptional: false,
    },
    {
      name: "options",
      type: "object",
      description: "Provider-specific options passed to the speaking provider",
      isOptional: true,
    },
  ]}
/>

Notes:

- If no speaking provider is configured, this method will throw an error
- Options are passed through to the configured speaking provider
- Returns a stream of audio data

### listen()

Converts speech to text using the configured listening provider.

<PropertiesTable
  content={[
    {
      name: "audioStream",
      type: "NodeJS.ReadableStream",
      description: "Audio stream to convert to text",
      isOptional: false,
    },
    {
      name: "options",
      type: "object",
      description: "Provider-specific options passed to the listening provider",
      isOptional: true,
    },
  ]}
/>

Notes:

- If no listening provider is configured, this method will throw an error
- Options are passed through to the configured listening provider
- Returns either a string or a stream of transcribed text, depending on the provider

### getSpeakers()

Returns a list of available voices from the speaking provider, where each node contains:

<PropertiesTable
  content={[
    {
      name: "voiceId",
      type: "string",
      description: "Unique identifier for the voice",
      isOptional: false,
    },
    {
      name: "key",
      type: "value",
      description:
        "Additional voice properties that vary by provider (e.g., name, language)",
      isOptional: true,
    },
  ]}
/>

Notes:

- Returns voices from the speaking provider only
- If no speaking provider is configured, returns an empty array
- Each voice object will have at least a voiceId property
- Additional voice properties depend on the speaking provider

## Usage Examples

### Using Mastra Voice Providers

```typescript
import { CompositeVoice } from "@mastra/core/voice";
import { OpenAIVoice } from "@mastra/voice-openai";
import { PlayAIVoice } from "@mastra/voice-playai";

// Create voice providers
const openai = new OpenAIVoice();
const playai = new PlayAIVoice();

// Use OpenAI for listening (speech-to-text) and PlayAI for speaking (text-to-speech)
const voice = new CompositeVoice({
  input: openai,
  output: playai,
});

// Convert speech to text using OpenAI
const text = await voice.listen(audioStream);

// Convert text to speech using PlayAI
const audio = await voice.speak("Hello, world!");
```

### Using AI SDK Model Providers

You can pass AI SDK transcription and speech models directly to CompositeVoice:

```typescript
import { CompositeVoice } from "@mastra/core/voice";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { elevenlabs } from "@ai-sdk/elevenlabs";

// Use AI SDK models directly - they will be auto-wrapped
const voice = new CompositeVoice({
  input: openai.transcription('whisper-1'),      // AI SDK transcription
  output: elevenlabs.speech('eleven_turbo_v2'),  // AI SDK speech
});

// Works the same way as with Mastra providers
const text = await voice.listen(audioStream);
const audio = await voice.speak("Hello from AI SDK!");
```

### Mix and Match

You can combine Mastra providers with AI SDK models:

```typescript
import { CompositeVoice } from "@mastra/core/voice";
import { PlayAIVoice } from "@mastra/voice-playai";
import { groq } from "@ai-sdk/groq";

const voice = new CompositeVoice({
  input: groq.transcription('whisper-large-v3'),  // AI SDK for STT
  output: new PlayAIVoice(),                       // Mastra for TTS
});
```
