Speech Section Settings
Menu Command: Track | Add Speech or Options | Section Settings when a
speech section is selected or
right-click a speech section
and choose Settings or choose the Settings button in the section's title bar.
A speech section uses text-to-speech technology to convert text to spoken audio. Use speech sections to
add temporary narrations to video or music or for estimating how long a document would take to read.
Use Speech Section Settings to change the following:
- Text to be spoken
- Text shown in the title bar
- Voice rate
- Voice pitch
- Playback speed
- Colour of the section's title bar
- Channel configuration
- Location
- Shows the location on the hard drive where the audio file is stored. This setting cannot be changed.
- Title
- Sets the text shown in the title bar.
- Voice rate
- Sets the speed that the text will be spoken. Values below 0 decrease the speed. Values above 0 increase the speed.
- Pitch
- Sets the pitch of the voice. Values below 0 decrease the pitch. Values above 0 increase the pitch.
- Speed
- Sets the playback speed. Values above 100 increase the speed and pitch. Values below 100 lower the
speed and pitch.
- Channels
- Sets the channel mapping for the section. The mapping is shown in the window below the setting.
See Also
Audio Effects