espeak speed

[Tony Baechler]

I didn't see any response on this, so I'm answering.

On 8/4/2012 7:45 AM, Jason Miller wrote:
> espeak -s ###
>
> will that permanently increase the default speed of espeak with speakup on
> the console after next reboot?

No.

I know the base rate is like 160. If not,
> would I be editing
>
> /home/username/.speech-dispatcher/conf/modules/espeak-generic.conf
>
> and modifying the line:
>
> GenericRateAdd 160


I don't use Speech Dispatcher, so I can't help there, but why aren't you 
using espeakup?  It is much more responsive with ESpeak and Speakup and will 
probably give you better results.