Update app.py

app.py

@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ async def get_voices():
 # Text-to-speech function for a single paragraph with SS handling
 async def paragraph_to_speech(text, voice, rate, pitch):
     voice3 ="en-US-BrianMultilingualNeural - en-US (Male)"  #good for reading
-    voice1F ="en-US-EmmaNeural - en-US (Female)"
+    #voice1F ="en-US-EmmaNeural - en-US (Female)"
+    voice1F ="en-GB-SoniaNeural - en-GB (Female)"
     voice2 = "it-IT-GiuseppeMultilingualNeural - it-IT (Male)"
     voice2F = "en-US-JennyNeural - en-US (Female)"
     voice1 = "en-AU-WilliamNeural - en-AU (Male)"
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ async def paragraph_to_speech(text, voice, rate, pitch):
             if part.startswith("1F"):
                 processed_text = part[2:]
                 current_voice = voice1F.split(" - ")[0]
+                current_pitch = 25
             elif part.startswith("2F"):
                 processed_text = part[2:]
                 current_voice = voice2F.split(" - ")[0]
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ async def paragraph_to_speech(text, voice, rate, pitch):
                 processed_text = part[2:]
                 current_voice = voice5.split(" - ")[0]
                 current_pitch = -30
-                current_rate = -20
+                current_rate = -15
             else:
                 # Use selected voice, or fallback to default
                 #voice_short_name = (voice or default_voice).split(" - ")[0]