Talking to the Clerk in the car
Your hands are busy in the car, so you talk to the Clerk instead. He plays from your shelf, answers questions about what's on, and speaks over the music when it matters.
How do I talk to the Clerk in CarPlay?
- On the Clerk tab, tap Talk to the Clerk.
- Ask for anything: "play something calmer", "skip", "who's this", or a set.
- The first time, it asks for microphone access.
The mic only opens when you tap. If nothing listens, check iPhone Settings > Apps > Gatefold > Microphone. The music keeps playing either way.
Can I make him talk less?
Kebab (3 dots) > Settings > Clerk > In the Car. It's in the iPhone app only, and it's set per phone, not synced.
- Road alerts: wrecks, closures and severe weather ahead, spoken over the music.
- The Clerk in the car: Quiet, Normal or Chatty. Quiet is mostly records, with a word every fourth track. Chatty is a line between every track and a send-off at the end of the drive.
How rude is he in the car?
Whatever Clerk Cussing says, on the same Settings page: Toned Down, Balanced or Wild. The lines he writes for a set (intros, "out of quarters") follow it, and so does his voice when you talk to him. Set it before you drive.
How much can I talk to him?
A voice session is what's metered. Free accounts get 3 voice sessions a month, and the turns inside a session are free. When the month's sessions are gone, the Clerk says so out loud. No error. MOSH has no limit.