MAGic 10.0 User's Guide (PDF) - Freedom Scientific

Rate
The Rate slider allows you to adjust the rate of speech for the currently
selected synthesizer. As you use MAGic, you may want to hear different
types of activities at different rates. For instance, while you are typing,
you may want MAGic to read more quickly, so that you can ensure the
accuracy of your typing. On the other hand, if you are reading a
document, you might want MAGic to speak more slowly, so you can
concentrate on content.
Pitch
The Pitch slider allows you to adjust the pitch for the currently selected
voice.
Punctuation
The Punctuation list allows you to specify how much punctuation MAGic
speaks. Available options are "None," "Some," "Most," and "All."
Volume
If you are using a hardware speech synthesizer, you can use the Volume
slider to increase or decrease the volume of MAGic's speech.
Spell Rate Change Percent
When you hold down INSERT and press NUM PAD 5 twice quickly to
spell a word, the word is spelled at a rate of speech slower than the
normal speech rate. The value in the Spell Rate Change Percent edit box
determines the extent to which the speech rate decreases.
Upper Case Pitch Change Percent
MAGic indicates that a letter is capitalized by reading it with higherpitched
speech. The value in the Upper Case Pitch Change Percent edit
box determines the extent to which the pitch increases beyond the
normal level. The values and ranges for this setting vary depending
upon which synthesizer is selected.
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