Hi Why not have a British voice for a change. <smile> Software synthetic voices are seen as a more viable option. Regards Gena Amateur Call: M 0 E B P VOIP / IM: gena1959uk -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Brent Harding Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 8:50 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: pci or usb synth They have Espeak already in there. I'm not sure why it has a British accent to it though. It's a lot better than Festival.