diff --git a/speak-mp3.sh b/speak-mp3.sh
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+++ b/speak-mp3.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+FILE="ffmpeg_output.wav"
+MP3="ffmpeg_output.mp3"
+
+ffmpeg -i $FILE -acodec mp3 $MP3 -y
+ffplay $MP3 -nodisp -autoexit
diff --git a/speak.sh b/speak.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then 
+    echo usage: $0 \"text\" [tempo] [model]
+        exit
+fi
+
+STR=$1
+MODEL="tts_models/en/jenny/jenny"
+TEMPO=1.0
+
+if [ -z "$2" ]; then
+    TEMPO=$TEMPO
+else
+    TEMPO=$2
+    if [ -z "$3" ]; then
+        MODEL=$MODEL
+    else
+        MODEL=$3
+    fi  
+fi
+
+tts --text "$STR" --model_name "$MODEL" && \
+ffmpeg -i tts_output.wav -filter:a "atempo=$TEMPO" -vn ffmpeg_output.wav -y && \
+ffplay ffmpeg_output.wav -nodisp -autoexit