Pitch

Pitch is represented by the code pi and supports either a following numeric value or + , ++ , - , –. The SSML equivalence is the <prosody pitch=””> tag.

• Effect: Changes the pitch at which the spoken words are spoken at.

• Characters:
  These represent the same preset values that normal SSML has.
  • ++ = x-high
  • + = high
  • - = low
  • – = x-low
• Numeric:
  • default: 100
  • max: 150
  • min: 70
• Example:
  • Characters:
    #pi++[A test] is equal to <prosody pitch=”x-high”>A test</prosody>
  • Numeric:
    #pi150[A test] is equal to <prosody pitch=”50%”>A test</prosody>
• Audio Example
  • Text: I could, #pi150[pitch my voice right up] or maybe I will, #pi50[pitch my voice way down]