This chapter takes you from a fresh source checkout to a speaking Emacsvox session. You will prepare the speech server, build Emacsvox, check each layer, and start an isolated session before changing your personal Emacs setup.
Commands shown before Emacsvox starts are entered in a terminal. Keys written with C- or M- are entered inside Emacs. The same chapter is available before installation at https://bartbunting.github.io/emacsvox/Installation.html.