@@ -479,8 +479,9 @@ <h2 id=mixing-props><span class=secno>4. </span>Mixing properties:
479479 href ="#non-negative-number-def "> positive number</ a > in the range
480480 ‘< code class =css > 0</ code > ’ to ‘< code
481481 class =css > 100</ code > ’. ‘< code class =css > 0</ code > ’
482- represents silence (the < em > minimum</ em > level), and 100 corresponds to
483- the < em > maximum</ em > level. The volume scale is linear amplitude.
482+ represents silence (the < em > minimum</ em > level), and ‘< code
483+ class =css > 100</ code > ’ corresponds to the < em > maximum</ em > level.
484+ The volume scale is linear amplitude.
484485
485486 < dt > < strong > <percentage></ strong >
486487
@@ -587,10 +588,9 @@ <h2 id=mixing-props><span class=secno>4. </span>Mixing properties:
587588 ‘< code class =css > -100</ code > ’ and ‘< code
588589 class =css > 100</ code > ’. For ‘< code
589590 class =css > -100</ code > ’ only the left channel is audible. Simarly
590- for ‘< code class =css > 100</ code > ’ or ‘< code
591- class =css > +100</ code > ’ only the right channel is audible. For
592- ‘< code class =css > 0</ code > ’ both channels have the same level,
593- so that the speech appears to be coming from the center.
591+ for ‘< code class =css > 100</ code > ’ only the right channel is
592+ audible. For ‘< code class =css > 0</ code > ’ both channels have
593+ the same level, so that the speech appears to be coming from the center.
594594
595595 < dt > < strong > left</ strong >
596596
@@ -602,8 +602,7 @@ <h2 id=mixing-props><span class=secno>4. </span>Mixing properties:
602602
603603 < dt > < strong > right</ strong >
604604
605- < dd > Same as ‘< code class =css > 100</ code > ’ or ‘< code
606- class =css > +100</ code > ’.
605+ < dd > Same as ‘< code class =css > 100</ code > ’.
607606
608607 < dt > < strong > leftwards</ strong >
609608
@@ -624,10 +623,13 @@ <h2 id=mixing-props><span class=secno>4. </span>Mixing properties:
624623 class =css > 100</ code > ’.
625624 </ dl >
626625
627- < p > Many speech synthesizers only support a single channel. The ‘< a
626+ < p class =note > Note that many speech synthesizers only generate mono sound,
627+ and therefore do not intrinsically support the ‘< a
628628 href ="#voice-balance "> < code class =property > voice-balance</ code > </ a > ’
629- property can then be treated as part of a post synthesis mixing step. This
630- is where speech is mixed with other audio sources.</ p >
629+ property. The distribution of audio signals between left and right
630+ channels would consequently occur at post-synthesis stage, for example
631+ when a speech-enabled user-agent mixes the various audio sources that may
632+ be authored within the document.</ p >
631633 <!-- p>Unlike 'voice-volume', 'voice-balance'
632634<em>does</em> apply to <a href="#cue-props">audio cues</a>.</p -->
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