diff --git a/espeak-data/voices/mb/mb-de5 b/espeak-data/voices/mb/mb-de5
index 147d290b..569f9d05 100755
--- a/espeak-data/voices/mb/mb-de5
+++ b/espeak-data/voices/mb/mb-de5
@@ -3,5 +3,8 @@ language de 7
 gender female
 
 pitch 140 220
-mbrola de5 de5_phtrans
+mbrola de5 de6_phtrans 22050
 
+// avoid glottal stops. de5 assumes [?] between pause and vowel
+replace 00 _!  _
+replace 00 _|  _
diff --git a/espeak-data/voices/mb/mb-de5-en b/espeak-data/voices/mb/mb-de5-en
index 77ed4f96..91120087 100755
--- a/espeak-data/voices/mb/mb-de5-en
+++ b/espeak-data/voices/mb/mb-de5-en
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ language en
 gender female
 
 pitch 140 220
-mbrola de5 de5_phtrans
+mbrola de5 de5_phtrans 22050
 
diff --git a/espeak-data/voices/mb/mb-de6 b/espeak-data/voices/mb/mb-de6
index 70b7ba09..35a4a3fc 100644
--- a/espeak-data/voices/mb/mb-de6
+++ b/espeak-data/voices/mb/mb-de6
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ name german-mbrola-6
 language de 6
 gender male
 
-mbrola de6 de5_phtrans
+mbrola de6 de6_phtrans 22050
 
diff --git a/espeak-data/voices/mb/mb-de7 b/espeak-data/voices/mb/mb-de7
index 52b5a695..aa80edaa 100755
--- a/espeak-data/voices/mb/mb-de7
+++ b/espeak-data/voices/mb/mb-de7
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ language de 7
 gender female
 
 pitch 140 220
-mbrola de7 de5_phtrans
+mbrola de7 de6_phtrans 22050
 
diff --git a/phsource/mbrola/de5 b/phsource/mbrola/de6
similarity index 96%
rename from phsource/mbrola/de5
rename to phsource/mbrola/de6
index 2033475a..54aa54e9 100644
--- a/phsource/mbrola/de5
+++ b/phsource/mbrola/de6
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 0  Y: NULL   0  2:
 0  OI NULL   0  OY
 0  3  NULL   0  6
-//0  _! NULL   0  ?
-0  _| NULL   0  ?
+0  _| VWL    0  ?
+0  _! VWL    0  ?
 0  pF NULL   0  pf
 0  r  NULL   0  R
 
diff --git a/src/phonemelist.cpp b/src/phonemelist.cpp
index 76e2b4b3..ddc53943 100755
--- a/src/phonemelist.cpp
+++ b/src/phonemelist.cpp
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ void Translator::MakePhonemeList(int post_pause, int start_sentence)
 	phlist[ix].length = 0;
 	phlist[ix].sourceix=0;
 	phlist[ix].synthflags = 0;
-   phlist[ix++].ph = phoneme_tab[phonPAUSE_VSHORT];
+   phlist[ix++].ph = phoneme_tab[phonPAUSE_SHORT];
 
 	n_phoneme_list = ix;
 }  // end of MakePhonemeList
diff --git a/src/synth_mbrola.cpp b/src/synth_mbrola.cpp
index 13ca2317..c8fd80cb 100755
--- a/src/synth_mbrola.cpp
+++ b/src/synth_mbrola.cpp
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ int mbrola_control = 0;
 
 
 
-espeak_ERROR LoadMbrolaTable(const char *mbrola_voice, const char *phtrans)
-{//========================================================================
+espeak_ERROR LoadMbrolaTable(const char *mbrola_voice, const char *phtrans, int srate)
+{//===================================================================================
 // Load a phoneme name translation table from espeak-data/mbrola
 
 	int size;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ espeak_ERROR LoadMbrolaTable(const char *mbrola_voice, const char *phtrans)
 
 	setNoError_MBR(1);     // don't stop on phoneme errors
 #else
-	mb_handle = mbrolib_init( 22050 );
+	mb_handle = mbrolib_init(srate);
 	mbrolib_parameter m_parameters;
 
 	if(mb_handle == NULL)
@@ -176,11 +176,14 @@ espeak_ERROR LoadMbrolaTable(const char *mbrola_voice, const char *phtrans)
 #endif    // USE_MBROLA_LIB
 
 	option_quiet = 1;
-	samplerate = 16000;
+	samplerate = srate;
+	if(srate == 22050)
+		SetParameter(espeakVOICETYPE,0,0);
+	else
+		SetParameter(espeakVOICETYPE,1,0);
 	strcpy(mbrola_name,mbrola_voice);
-	SetParameter(espeakVOICETYPE,1,0);
 	return(EE_OK);
-}
+}  // end of LoadMbrolaTable
 
 
 int GetMbrName(PHONEME_LIST *plist, PHONEME_TAB *ph, PHONEME_TAB *ph_prev, PHONEME_TAB *ph_next, int *name2, int *split, int *control)
diff --git a/src/synthdata.cpp b/src/synthdata.cpp
index b59eae7d..7335ea00 100755
--- a/src/synthdata.cpp
+++ b/src/synthdata.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include "translate.h"
 #include "wave.h"
 
-const char *version_string = "1.29.06  11.Sep.07";
+const char *version_string = "1.29.07  17.Sep.07";
 const int version_phdata  = 0x012901;
 
 int option_device_number = -1;
diff --git a/src/synthesize.h b/src/synthesize.h
index 4e605b53..ca15d442 100755
--- a/src/synthesize.h
+++ b/src/synthesize.h
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ extern SOUND_ICON soundicon_tab[N_SOUNDICON_TAB];
 
 espeak_ERROR SetVoiceByName(const char *name);
 espeak_ERROR SetVoiceByProperties(espeak_VOICE *voice_selector);
-espeak_ERROR LoadMbrolaTable(const char *mbrola_voice, const char *phtrans);
+espeak_ERROR LoadMbrolaTable(const char *mbrola_voice, const char *phtrans, int srate);
 void SetParameter(int parameter, int value, int relative);
 void MbrolaTranslate(PHONEME_LIST *plist, int n_phonemes, FILE *f_mbrola);
 int MbrolaSynth(char *p_mbrola);
diff --git a/src/voices.cpp b/src/voices.cpp
index 12fa1a3f..ece8191c 100755
--- a/src/voices.cpp
+++ b/src/voices.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ SetToneAdjust(voice,tone_points);
 		n_replace_phonemes = 0;
 		option_tone1 = 0;
 		option_quiet = 0;
-		LoadMbrolaTable(NULL,NULL);
+		LoadMbrolaTable(NULL,NULL,0);
 	}
 }  // end of VoiceReset
 
@@ -817,11 +817,13 @@ voice_t *LoadVoice(const char *vname, int control)
 
 		case V_MBROLA:
 			{
+				int srate = 16000;
 				char name[40];
 				char phtrans[40];
+
 				phtrans[0] = 0;
-				sscanf(p,"%s %s",name,phtrans);
-				LoadMbrolaTable(name,phtrans);
+				sscanf(p,"%s %s %d",name,phtrans,&srate);
+				LoadMbrolaTable(name,phtrans,srate);
 			}
 			break;