then, that is a pitch change, and not an equalization change though 
it acts like one. Pitch changes should not be construed as tone controls.

At 06:17 PM 2/29/2012, you wrote:
>I've found that when compressing a female voice and lowering it's 
>pitch by about a third interval does increase its inteligibility for me.
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]>
>To:  [log in to unmask],
>Date: Monday, Feb 27, 2012 06:23:40 AM
>Subject: Re: OT victor reader stream
>
> >
> >
> > Howard,
> >
> > Apparently, Humanware received feedback indicating that some people wanted
> > to change the pitch of the voice because, for example, they had difficulty
> > hearing a female voice and wanted to make it lower.  Like you, I find it
> > hard to believe since changing the pitch also changes the quality 
> such that
> > it decreases intelligibility.  I'm guessing that some software 
> developer got
> > a not-so-bright idea and implemented it.  Ironically, I have a 
> friend with a
> > hearing impairment, and he returned his Stratus precisely because 
> it lacked
> > a real tone control.  Let's hope they get this sorted out by the next
> > update.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 04:34
> > Subject: Re: OT victor reader stream
> >
> >
> > >I didn't see changing tone to pitch in the release notes, but I stopped
> > > reading at the Russian part.  What is the point of pitch when 
> you can make
> > > the stream talk faster at the exact same pitch?
> > >