Re: [Emacspeak] Question: what voice do you use on MacOS to be able to tell differences in pitch?

[Robert Melton <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Parham--

At the same speed with the mac server do you hear the pitch shift more? 

> On Feb 29, 2024, at 05:59, Parham Doustdar (via emacspeak Mailing List) <emacspeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi all,
> I’m using the Alex voice with Emacspeak. However, I notice that I can’t tell differences in pitch since using Swiftmac because there is no pause in between chunks with different pitches.
> As an example, try this text in an org-mode buffer with the rate set to 250:
> *** TODO Book a time on their [[https://www.dinerspel.nl/beschikbaarheid_in_stappen][calendar]] :week:
> You’ll probably not hear much of a difference in pitch. In fact, the only reason I figured this out was looking at the swiftmac log. Now, if you slow the speech server down a lot, for example to 180 or even 150, you will hear a barely perceptible pitch change, but not large enough to be noticeable.
> I’ve noticed that if the text is multiple words, it’s easier for me to notice the change in pitch, but if it’s just one word like “TODO” or “calendar” above, I easily miss it.
> Do others have this issue as well, or am I losing my hearing? 😭
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