"an unexpected error occurred while downloading voices"

"please try again later".

this is the error message i get whenever i try to download any new voices (getting pretty tired of the depressed and nasal 'daniel').

the error (by now not "unexpected" at all) happens every time i try and i have tried occasionally for months.

macbook pro 15 inch 2017, running mojave.

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Jan 21, 2020 3:11 PM

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Jan 21, 2020 3:13 PM in response to agila

should have added that it starts spinning while 'preparing to download' for a while before the error message inevitably pops up.

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