diff --git a/src/include/switch_core.h b/src/include/switch_core.h
index 10cfde05fb..86281717e9 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_core.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_core.h
@@ -760,11 +760,18 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_core_file_close(switch_file_handle *fh);
   \brief Open a speech handle
   \param sh a speech handle to use
   \param module_name the speech module to use
+  \param voice_name the desired voice name
+  \param rate the sampling rate
   \param flags asr/tts flags
   \param pool the pool to use (NULL for new pool)
   \return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS if the handle is opened
 */
-SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_core_speech_open(switch_speech_handle *sh, char *module_name, unsigned int flags, switch_memory_pool *pool);
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_core_speech_open(switch_speech_handle *sh, 
+													  char *module_name,
+													  char *voice_name,
+													  int rate,
+													  unsigned int flags,
+													  switch_memory_pool *pool);
 
 /*!
   \brief Feed data to the ASR module
diff --git a/src/include/switch_ivr.h b/src/include/switch_ivr.h
index 4465be8cf8..559a6c391d 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_ivr.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_ivr.h
@@ -119,6 +119,16 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_ivr_record_file(switch_core_session *sessio
 													 unsigned int buflen);
 
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_ivr_speak_text(switch_core_session *session, 
+													char *tts_name,
+													char *voice_name,
+													char *timer_name,
+													int rate,
+													switch_dtmf_callback_function dtmf_callback,
+													char *text,
+													void *buf,
+													unsigned int buflen);
+
 /** @} */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h b/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h
index 76a6a84db8..373ac2bfcd 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ struct switch_speech_interface {
 	const char *interface_name;
 	/*! function to open the speech interface */
 	switch_status (*speech_open)(switch_speech_handle *sh,
+								 char *voice_name, 
+								 int rate,
 								 unsigned int flags);
 	/*! function to close the speech interface */
 	switch_status (*speech_close)(switch_speech_handle *, unsigned int *flags);
diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index 8808b4b822..524bb0baf6 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ SWITCH_SPEECH_FLAG_ASR =			(1 <<  1) - Interface can/should convert audio to tex
 SWITCH_SPEECH_FLAG_HASTEXT =		(1 <<  2) - Interface is has text to read.
 SWITCH_SPEECH_FLAG_PEEK =			(1 <<  3) - Read data but do not erase it.
 SWITCH_SPEECH_FLAG_FREE_POOL =		(1 <<  4) - Free interface's pool on destruction.
+SWITCH_SPEECH_FLAG_BLOCKING =       (1 <<  5) - Indicate that a blocking call is desired 
 </pre>
 */
 typedef enum {
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	SWITCH_SPEECH_FLAG_HASTEXT =		(1 <<  2),
 	SWITCH_SPEECH_FLAG_PEEK =			(1 <<  3),
 	SWITCH_SPEECH_FLAG_FREE_POOL =		(1 <<  4),
+	SWITCH_SPEECH_FLAG_BLOCKING =		(1 <<  5),
 
 } switch_speech_flag;
 
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_ivrtest/mod_ivrtest.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_ivrtest/mod_ivrtest.c
index e9dbd5c532..e44cc167d0 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_ivrtest/mod_ivrtest.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_ivrtest/mod_ivrtest.c
@@ -81,19 +81,66 @@ static void dirtest_function(switch_core_session *session, char *data)
 
 }
 
+static switch_status show_dtmf(switch_core_session *session, char *dtmf, void *buf, unsigned int buflen)
+{
+	switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Digits %s\n", dtmf);
+	
+	switch_copy_string((char *)buf, dtmf, buflen);
+	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
+}
+
+static void tts_function(switch_core_session *session, char *data)
+{
+	switch_channel *channel;
+	switch_codec *codec;
+	char *mydata, *text = NULL, *voice_name = NULL, *tts_name = NULL;
+	char buf[10] = "";
+	char *argv[3];
+	int argc;
+
+	if(!(mydata = switch_core_session_strdup(session, (char *) data))) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if ((argc = switch_separate_string(mydata, ':', argv, sizeof(argv) / sizeof(argv[0]))) > 1) {
+		tts_name = argv[0];
+		voice_name = argv[1];
+		text = argv[2];
+	}
+
+	if (voice_name && !text) {
+		text = argv[1];
+		voice_name = NULL;
+	}
+
+	channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(session);
+    assert(channel != NULL);
+	
+    switch_channel_answer(channel);
+
+	codec = switch_core_session_get_read_codec(session);
+
+	switch_ivr_speak_text(session, tts_name, voice_name, NULL, codec->implementation->samples_per_second, show_dtmf, text, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Done\n");
+}
+
 static void ivrtest_function(switch_core_session *session, char *data)
 {
 	switch_channel *channel;
 	switch_status status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	switch_codec *codec;
 	char buf[10] = "";
 	char term;
-
+	char say[128] = "";
+	
 	channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(session);
     assert(channel != NULL);
 
 	switch_channel_answer(channel);
-	
-	
+
+	codec = switch_core_session_get_read_codec(session);
+
 	while (switch_channel_get_state(channel) == CS_EXECUTE) {
 		memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
 		switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Enter up to 10 digits, press # to terminate, * to hangup\n");
@@ -118,8 +165,9 @@ static void ivrtest_function(switch_core_session *session, char *data)
 		if (term && term == '*') {
 			break;
 		}
-
-		switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "You Dialed [%s]\n", buf);
+		snprintf(say, sizeof(say), "You Dialed [%s]\n", buf);
+		switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, say);
+		switch_ivr_speak_text(session, "cepstral", "david", NULL, codec->implementation->samples_per_second, NULL, say, NULL, 0);
 	}
 	
 }
@@ -146,9 +194,18 @@ static const switch_state_handler_table state_handlers = {
 	/*.on_transmit */ NULL
 };
 
+static const switch_application_interface tts_application_interface = {
+	/*.interface_name */ "tts",
+	/*.application_function */ tts_function,
+	NULL, NULL, NULL,
+	/*.next*/ NULL
+};
+
 static const switch_application_interface dirtest_application_interface = {
 	/*.interface_name */ "dirtest",
-	/*.application_function */ dirtest_function
+	/*.application_function */ dirtest_function,
+	NULL, NULL, NULL,
+	/*.next*/ &tts_application_interface
 };
 
 static const switch_application_interface ivrtest_application_interface = {
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_skel/mod_skel.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_skel/mod_skel.c
index 2867a9135f..0bd9aa6b03 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_skel/mod_skel.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_skel/mod_skel.c
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ static switch_loadable_module_interface skel_module_interface = {
 	/*.timer_interface */ NULL,
 	/*.dialplan_interface */ NULL,
 	/*.codec_interface */ NULL,
-	/*.application_interface */ NULL
+	/*.application_interface */ NULL,
+	/*.api_interface */ NULL,
+	/*.file_interface */ NULL,
+	/*.speech_interface */ NULL,
+	/*.directory_interface */ NULL
 };
 
 switch_status switch_module_load(const switch_loadable_module_interface **interface, char *filename)
diff --git a/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_cepstral/mod_cepstral.c b/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_cepstral/mod_cepstral.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54ff6a4228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mod/asr_tts/mod_cepstral/mod_cepstral.c
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+/* 
+ * FreeSWITCH Modular Media Switching Software Library / Soft-Switch Application
+ * Copyright (C) 2005/2006, Anthony Minessale II <anthmct@yahoo.com>
+ *
+ * Version: MPL 1.1
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
+ * 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
+ * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+ * License.
+ *
+ * The Original Code is FreeSWITCH Modular Media Switching Software Library / Soft-Switch Application
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is
+ * Anthony Minessale II <anthmct@yahoo.com>
+ * Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C)
+ * the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Contributor(s):
+ * 
+ * Anthony Minessale II <anthmct@yahoo.com>
+ *
+ *
+ * mod_cepstral.c -- Cepstral Interface
+ *
+ */
+#include <swift.h>
+#include <switch.h>
+
+static const char modname[] = "mod_cepstral";
+
+static swift_engine *engine;
+
+
+typedef struct {
+	swift_background_t tts_stream;
+	swift_port *port;
+	swift_params *params;
+	swift_voice *voice;
+	switch_mutex_t *audio_lock;
+	switch_buffer *audio_buffer;
+	int done;
+	int done_gen;
+} cepstral_t;
+
+
+/* This callback caches the audio in the buffer */
+static swift_result_t write_audio(swift_event *event, swift_event_t type, void *udata)
+{
+	cepstral_t *cepstral;
+    swift_event_t rv = SWIFT_SUCCESS;
+    void *buf = NULL;
+    int len = 0;
+	int wrote;
+	
+	cepstral = udata;
+	assert(cepstral != NULL);
+	
+	/* Only proceed when we have success */
+    if (!SWIFT_FAILED((rv = swift_event_get_audio(event, &buf, &len)))) {
+		switch_mutex_lock(cepstral->audio_lock);
+		if ((wrote=switch_buffer_write(cepstral->audio_buffer, buf, len)) <= 0) {
+			rv = SWIFT_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+		}
+		switch_mutex_unlock(cepstral->audio_lock);
+	} else {
+		cepstral->done = 1;
+	}
+
+    return rv;
+}
+
+static switch_status cepstral_speech_open(switch_speech_handle *sh, char *voice_name, int rate, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	if (flags & SWITCH_SPEECH_FLAG_ASR) {
+		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+	}
+	if (flags & SWITCH_SPEECH_FLAG_TTS) {
+		cepstral_t *cepstral = switch_core_alloc(sh->memory_pool, sizeof(*cepstral));
+		char srate[25];
+
+		if (!cepstral) {
+			return SWITCH_STATUS_MEMERR;
+		}
+
+		if (switch_buffer_create(sh->memory_pool, &cepstral->audio_buffer, SWITCH_RECCOMMENDED_BUFFER_SIZE) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+			switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Write Buffer Failed!\n");
+			return SWITCH_STATUS_MEMERR;
+		}
+
+
+		switch_mutex_init(&cepstral->audio_lock, SWITCH_MUTEX_NESTED, sh->memory_pool);
+
+
+		cepstral->params = swift_params_new(NULL);
+		swift_params_set_string(cepstral->params, "audio/encoding", "pcm16");
+		snprintf(srate, sizeof(srate), "%d", rate);
+		swift_params_set_string(cepstral->params, "audio/sampling-rate", srate);
+
+
+		/* Open a Swift Port through which to make TTS calls */
+		if (SWIFT_FAILED(cepstral->port = swift_port_open(engine, cepstral->params))) {
+			switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Failed to open Swift Port.");
+			goto all_done;
+		}
+
+		
+		if (voice_name && SWIFT_FAILED(swift_port_set_voice_by_name(cepstral->port, voice_name))) {
+			switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Invalid voice %s!\n", voice_name);
+			voice_name = NULL;
+		}
+
+		if (!voice_name) {
+			/* Find the first voice on the system */
+			if ((cepstral->voice = swift_port_find_first_voice(cepstral->port, NULL, NULL)) == NULL) {
+				switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Failed to find any voices!\n");
+				goto all_done;
+			}
+
+			/* Set the voice found by find_first_voice() as the port's current voice */
+			if ( SWIFT_FAILED(swift_port_set_voice(cepstral->port, cepstral->voice)) ) {
+				switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Failed to set voice.\n");
+				goto all_done;
+			}
+		}
+
+		swift_port_set_callback(cepstral->port, &write_audio, SWIFT_EVENT_AUDIO, cepstral);
+
+		sh->private_info = cepstral;
+		return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+ all_done:
+	return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+}
+
+static switch_status cepstral_speech_close(switch_speech_handle *sh, unsigned int *flags)
+{
+	cepstral_t *cepstral;
+
+	assert(sh != NULL);
+	cepstral = sh->private_info;
+	assert(cepstral != NULL);
+	
+	/* Close the Swift Port and Engine */
+	if (NULL != cepstral->port) swift_port_close(cepstral->port);
+	//if (NULL != cepstral->engine) swift_engine_close(cepstral->engine);
+
+	cepstral->port = NULL;
+	//cepstral->engine = NULL;
+	
+	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static switch_status cepstral_speech_feed_tts(switch_speech_handle *sh, char *text, unsigned int *flags)
+{
+	cepstral_t *cepstral;
+
+	assert(sh != NULL);
+	cepstral = sh->private_info;
+	assert(cepstral != NULL);
+
+
+	swift_port_speak_text(cepstral->port, text, 0, NULL, &cepstral->tts_stream, NULL); 
+	//swift_port_speak_text(cepstral->port, text, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL); 
+
+	
+	return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+}
+
+static switch_status cepstral_speech_read_tts(switch_speech_handle *sh,
+											  void *data,
+											  unsigned int *datalen,
+											  unsigned int *rate,
+											  unsigned int *flags) 
+{
+	cepstral_t *cepstral;
+	int desired = *datalen;
+	switch_status status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+	int used, padding = 0;
+
+	assert(sh != NULL);
+	cepstral = sh->private_info;
+	assert(cepstral != NULL);
+
+	while(!cepstral->done) {
+		if (!cepstral->done_gen) {
+			int check = (SWIFT_STATUS_RUNNING == swift_port_status(cepstral->port, cepstral->tts_stream));
+			if (!check) {
+				cepstral->done_gen = 1;
+			}
+		}
+
+		used = switch_buffer_inuse(cepstral->audio_buffer);
+
+
+		
+		if (!used && cepstral->done_gen) {
+			break;
+		}
+		
+
+		/* wait for the right amount of data (unless there is no blocking flag) */
+		if (used < desired) {
+			if (cepstral->done_gen) {
+				padding = desired - used;
+				desired = used;
+			}
+			if (!(*flags & SWITCH_SPEECH_FLAG_BLOCKING)) {
+				*datalen = 0;
+				status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+				break;
+			}
+			switch_yield(1000);
+			continue;
+		}
+		
+		/* There is enough, read it and return */
+		switch_mutex_lock(cepstral->audio_lock);
+		*datalen = switch_buffer_read(cepstral->audio_buffer, data, desired);
+		if (padding) {
+			int x = 0;
+			unsigned char *p = data;
+			
+			for(x = 0; x < padding; x++) {
+				*(p + x) = 0;
+				(*datalen)++;
+			}
+		}
+
+		switch_mutex_unlock(cepstral->audio_lock);
+		status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
+		break;
+	}
+	
+	return status;
+}
+
+const switch_speech_interface cepstral_speech_interface = {
+	/*.interface_name*/			"cepstral",
+	/*.speech_open*/			cepstral_speech_open,
+	/*.speech_close*/			cepstral_speech_close,
+	/*.speech_feed_asr*/		NULL,
+	/*.speech_interpret_asr*/	NULL,
+	/*.speech_feed_tts*/		cepstral_speech_feed_tts,
+	/*.speech_read_tts*/		cepstral_speech_read_tts
+	
+};
+
+static switch_loadable_module_interface cepstral_module_interface = {
+	/*.module_name */ modname,
+	/*.endpoint_interface */ NULL,
+	/*.timer_interface */ NULL,
+	/*.dialplan_interface */ NULL,
+	/*.codec_interface */ NULL,
+	/*.application_interface */ NULL,
+	/*.api_interface */ NULL,
+	/*.file_interface */ NULL,
+	/*.speech_interface */ &cepstral_speech_interface,
+	/*.directory_interface */ NULL
+};
+
+switch_status switch_module_load(const switch_loadable_module_interface **interface, char *filename)
+{
+
+	/* Open the Swift TTS Engine */
+	if ( SWIFT_FAILED(engine = swift_engine_open(NULL)) ) {
+		switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Failed to open Swift Engine.");
+		return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+	}
+	
+	/* connect my internal structure to the blank pointer passed to me */
+	*interface = &cepstral_module_interface;
+
+	/* indicate that the module should continue to be loaded */
+	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/src/switch_core.c b/src/switch_core.c
index 83ce2059c8..45ab88f44e 100644
--- a/src/switch_core.c
+++ b/src/switch_core.c
@@ -475,6 +475,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_core_directory_close(switch_directory_handl
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_core_speech_open(switch_speech_handle *sh, 
 													  char *module_name, 
+													  char *voice_name,
+													  int rate,
 													  unsigned int flags,
 													  switch_memory_pool *pool)
 {
@@ -495,7 +497,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_core_speech_open(switch_speech_handle *sh,
 		switch_set_flag(sh, SWITCH_SPEECH_FLAG_FREE_POOL);
 	}
 
-	return sh->speech_interface->speech_open(sh, flags);
+	return sh->speech_interface->speech_open(sh, voice_name, rate, flags);
 }
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_core_speech_feed_asr(switch_speech_handle *sh, void *data, unsigned int *len, int rate, unsigned int *flags)
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr.c b/src/switch_ivr.c
index e4ab972c33..a06592ccd2 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr.c
@@ -381,3 +381,212 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_ivr_play_file(switch_core_session *session,
 
 
 
+
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_ivr_speak_text(switch_core_session *session, 
+													char *tts_name,
+													char *voice_name,
+													char *timer_name,
+													int rate,
+													switch_dtmf_callback_function dtmf_callback,
+													char *text,
+													void *buf,
+													unsigned int buflen)
+{
+	switch_channel *channel;
+	short abuf[960];
+	char dtmf[128];
+	int interval = 0, samples = 0;
+	size_t len = 0, ilen = 0;
+	switch_frame write_frame;
+	switch_timer timer;
+	switch_core_thread_session thread_session;
+	switch_codec codec;
+	switch_memory_pool *pool = switch_core_session_get_pool(session);
+	char *codec_name;
+	int x;
+	int stream_id;
+	int done = 0;
+	int lead_in_out = 10;
+
+	switch_status status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	switch_speech_handle sh;
+	switch_speech_flag flags = SWITCH_SPEECH_FLAG_TTS;
+
+
+	memset(&sh, 0, sizeof(sh));
+
+	channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(session);
+	assert(channel != NULL);
+
+	if (switch_core_speech_open(&sh,
+								tts_name,
+								voice_name,
+								rate,
+								flags,
+								switch_core_session_get_pool(session)) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Invalid TTS module!\n");
+		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
+	}
+
+	switch_channel_answer(channel);
+
+	write_frame.data = abuf;
+	write_frame.buflen = sizeof(abuf);
+
+
+	switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "OPEN TTS %s\n", tts_name);
+	
+	interval = 20;
+	samples = (rate / 50);
+	len = samples * 2;
+
+	codec_name = "L16";
+
+	if (switch_core_codec_init(&codec,
+							   codec_name,
+							   rate,
+							   interval,
+							   1,
+							   SWITCH_CODEC_FLAG_ENCODE | SWITCH_CODEC_FLAG_DECODE,
+							   NULL, pool) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Raw Codec Activated\n");
+		write_frame.codec = &codec;
+	} else {
+		switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Raw Codec Activation Failed %s@%dhz %d channels %dms\n",
+							  codec_name, rate, 1, interval);
+		flags = 0;
+		switch_core_speech_close(&sh, &flags);
+		return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+	}
+
+	if (timer_name) {
+		if (switch_core_timer_init(&timer, timer_name, interval, samples, pool) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+			switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "setup timer failed!\n");
+			switch_core_codec_destroy(&codec);
+			flags = 0;
+			switch_core_speech_close(&sh, &flags);
+			return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+		}
+		switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "setup timer success %d bytes per %d ms!\n", len, interval);
+	}
+
+	flags = 0;
+	switch_core_speech_feed_tts(&sh, text, &flags);
+	write_frame.rate = rate;
+
+	memset(write_frame.data, 0, len);
+	write_frame.datalen = len;
+	write_frame.samples = len / 2;
+	
+	for( x = 0; !done && x < lead_in_out; x++) {
+		for (stream_id = 0; stream_id < switch_core_session_get_stream_count(session); stream_id++) {
+			if (switch_core_session_write_frame(session, &write_frame, -1, stream_id) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+				switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Bad Write\n");
+				done = 1;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (timer_name) {
+		/* start a thread to absorb incoming audio */
+		for (stream_id = 0; stream_id < switch_core_session_get_stream_count(session); stream_id++) {
+			switch_core_service_session(session, &thread_session, stream_id);
+		}
+	}
+
+	ilen = len;
+	while (switch_channel_get_state(channel) == CS_EXECUTE) {
+
+		if (dtmf_callback || buf) {
+
+
+			/*
+			  dtmf handler function you can hook up to be executed when a digit is dialed during playback 
+			  if you return anything but SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS the playback will stop.
+			*/
+			if (switch_channel_has_dtmf(channel)) {
+				switch_channel_dequeue_dtmf(channel, dtmf, sizeof(dtmf));
+				if (dtmf_callback) {
+					status = dtmf_callback(session, dtmf, buf, buflen);
+				} else {
+					switch_copy_string((char *)buf, dtmf, buflen);
+					status = SWITCH_STATUS_BREAK;
+				}
+			}
+			
+			if (status != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+				done = 1;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		flags = SWITCH_SPEECH_FLAG_BLOCKING;
+		status = switch_core_speech_read_tts(&sh,
+											 abuf,
+											 &ilen,
+											 &rate,
+											 &flags);
+
+		if (status != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+			for( x = 0; !done && x < lead_in_out; x++) {
+				for (stream_id = 0; stream_id < switch_core_session_get_stream_count(session); stream_id++) {
+					if (switch_core_session_write_frame(session, &write_frame, -1, stream_id) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+						switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Bad Write\n");
+						done = 1;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			done = 1;
+		}
+		
+		if (done || ilen <= 0) {
+			break;
+		}
+
+		write_frame.datalen = ilen;
+		write_frame.samples = (int) ilen / 2;
+#ifdef SWAP_LINEAR
+		switch_swap_linear(write_frame.data, (int) write_frame.datalen);
+#endif
+
+		for (stream_id = 0; stream_id < switch_core_session_get_stream_count(session); stream_id++) {
+			if (switch_core_session_write_frame(session, &write_frame, -1, stream_id) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+				switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "Bad Write\n");
+				done = 1;
+				break;
+			}
+
+			if (done) {
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if (timer_name) {
+			if ((x = switch_core_timer_next(&timer)) < 0) {
+				break;
+			}
+		} else { /* time off the channel (if you must) */
+			switch_frame *read_frame;
+			if (switch_core_session_read_frame(session, &read_frame, -1, 0) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch_console_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_CONSOLE, "done playing file\n");
+	switch_core_codec_destroy(&codec);
+	flags = 0;
+	switch_core_codec_destroy(&codec);
+
+	if (timer_name) {
+		/* End the audio absorbing thread */
+		switch_core_thread_session_end(&thread_session);
+		switch_core_timer_destroy(&timer);
+	}
+
+	return status;
+}
+
+
+