Embedded Commands

Commands to the synthesizer may be embedded in the input text and are enclosed in double braces {{.....}}. For example, you could use the rate and pitch commands to create emphasis on the last part of "I thought I told you to never play with matches!":

"{{rate 150; pitch 100}}I thought I told you to {{rate 90; pitch 130}}never play with matches."

Notice that multiple commands may be used within braces when they are separated by a semi-colon.

Command Examples:

{{spanish}}

read Spanish text

{{english}}

read English text

{{voice robotoid}}

change to the robotoid voice personality

{{pitch 100}}

change the pitch to 100 Hz

{{rate 160}}

change the speaking rate to 160 words-per-minute

{{voicing breathy}}

change to a breathy voice quality

{{tone -2}}

make the voice less bright

{{dash 300}}

make all dashes pause for 300 milliseconds