Female Voice using eSpeak

This was pretty difficult to figure out; The eSpeak documentation isn't all that good.

espeak -ven-us+f4 -s170 "6 new wireless networks found"

Use the -v option to specifiy a voice. After that you can provide the type of language, such as en or en-us. After that, add a plus, then either m or f, and a 1 – 5. The s option lets you set the speed. Unfortunately, most of the voices sound pretty bad…

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