Hi. In order to choose a speaking rate when converting a text file in
to audio, you have to imbed a command at the top of the text. The
command is two left brackets, followed by the word rate, followed by a
space, followed by the rate you want, followed by two right brackets.
Note that I mean the brackets to the right of the letter p. Also note
that the scale here is in words per minute, not a percentage like in
VO or the speech preferences. So it may take a little trial and error
to find a rate that's comfortable for you.
Darcy
On 16-Feb-08, at 2:19 AM, Orin wrote:
Hmm. I have my system voice speaking extremely fast for the clock.
So, I mean it has to be something, Darcy got his faster I believe.
On Feb 15, 2008, at 10:44 PM, John Panarese wrote:
System voice rate seems to be a strange variable. As Orin
reports, even if you increase it, the voice still speaks at a
slower rate. This is not just when using the text to audio
feature. Even in Adium or iChat, which uses system voice to read
incoming messages or speak alerts, there seems to be no substantial
way of increasing the speed of the voice.
Take Care
John Panarese
On Feb 15, 2008, at 10:31 PM, Orin wrote:
Hi all,
John Panerease sent me a workflow that uses the "Text to Audio"
function to record a text edit document.
However, it seems to use AppleScript, and I don't know how to
increase it's rait. John told me that it'll use the rate specified
in System Preferences, however this is not the case, as it is very
slow.
I want to make it so I could type, "Rate 350" or something and
it'll increase my rate to 80 or so percent on VoiceOver.
Thanks.
