I need some help with the Atari 520ST speech synthesizer (ST Speech). I know that there are commands to change parameters like pitch, speed and "tension", but how can I use them? I can't find any documentation for this, only for other programs. If you know how, or know of some documentation, please let me know. Thanks.

Bump, hoping there's someone old school enough in here.

I like how STspeech sounds but I haven't used it before. However I like AnalogX's Say it.

hopeless bump

"How about me readin' the bumps on your head?"
- "I ain't got no bumps on my head!"
*4 mallet strikes*

are you using the pc version of st speech?

Necromancing a decade-old thread to give the answer:

Someone demos this on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y5k_zkBpg0

The percentage symbol changes the speed, between "%1" and "%127". A lower number is quicker, and a higher number slower. I believe "%100" makes it regular speed.

The exclamation mark changes the pitch, between "!60" and "!127". A lower number is higher pitched, and a higher number is lower pitched. I think the original's somewhere around "!75" or "!80".

Entering just a full stop by itself toggles between English text mode and phoneme mode. Whenever you type in text in English text mode, it displays the phoneme equivalent. Phoneme mode lets you type that in directly.

Have fun!

I just use the VSTSPEEK plugin for this now... it uses the same TTS algorithm.