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[Parham Doustdar <parham90 AT gmail.com>]

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? 😭
Thanks!