Selecting from a plurality of audio clips for announcing media

An electronic device operative to play back audio clips to announce media items available for playback, comprising audio output circuitry and control circuitry, the control circuitry operative to:

• identify a media item being played back by the playback circuitry;
• identify a text item for which an audio clip is to be played back;
• determine that a plurality of audio clips correspond to the identified text item;
• select one of the plurality of audio clips based on attributes of the identified media item;
• and
• direct the audio output circuitry to play back the selected one of the plurality of audio clips.

A method for selecting one of a plurality of audio clips to play back for announcing a media item, comprising:

• identifying a media item for which an audio clip is to be played back, the audio clip corresponding to a text item;
• determining that a plurality of audio clips corresponding to the text item are available;
• detecting an attribute of the environment;
• and
• selecting one of the plurality of audio clips for playback based on the detected attribute of the environment.

Computer readable media for selecting one from a plurality of audio clips each associated with the same content, the computer readable media comprising computer readable instructions recorded thereon for:

• determining that a plurality of audio clips corresponding to particular content are available;
• identifying characteristics of a media item selected for playback;
• selecting one of the plurality of audio clips based on the identified characteristics;
• and
• playing back the selected one of the plurality of audio clips.