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[Parham Doustdar <parham90 AT gmail.com>]

Hey Robert,
Yes, I do, although this is partly to the pause that the Mac speech server 
inserts when processing these commands.
I’ve attached a recording to this email of the differences in case that helps.

Attachment: 20240229 1605 Recording.mp3
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> On 29 Feb 2024, at 13:37, Robert Melton <lists AT robertmelton.com> wrote:
> 
> 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 AT emacspeak.net> wrote:
>> 
>> 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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