I am trying to use Amazon Polly with neural, ssml and using the en-GB language voice named Brian, to play tts messages on my Alexa media player speakers. I have been unable to make this work. As I play with some of the settings I am getting various errors. The main one is “Sorry, I am having trouble accessing your Simon Says NA skill right now.”
I have tried switching ssml to text. I have tried a different voice (one that is en-US).
If I try to select Media from The Home Assistant menu, and then select Text-to-speech, Home Assistant cloud plays on my computer speaker, not Alexa.
I am not sure if the error is getting caused by My Amazon Polly setup, my Alexa Media Player setup, or by something else. All help appreciated.