the statement u need it this. AddModule "dtk-generic" "sd_generic" "dtk-generic.conf" that goes in your speechd.conf hth oh btw. u will need to set your pitch to 1 after speechd_up comes up. hth -- Shaun Oliver "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person." email: shaun.oliver at optusnet.com.au WEB: http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/ IRC: irc.awesomechat.net:6666 IRCNICK: blindman