diff --git a/source/SoundStretch/RunParameters.cpp b/source/SoundStretch/RunParameters.cpp
index 1a4086b..2e0c0c6 100644
--- a/source/SoundStretch/RunParameters.cpp
+++ b/source/SoundStretch/RunParameters.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ static const char usage[] =
     "             If '=n' is omitted, just detects the BPM rate.\n"
     "  -quick   : Use quicker tempo change algorithm (gain speed, lose quality)\n"
     "  -naa     : Don't use anti-alias filtering (gain speed, lose quality)\n"
+    "  -speech  : Tune algorithm for speech processing (default is for music)\n"
     "  -license : Display the program license text (LGPL)\n";
 
 
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ RunParameters::RunParameters(const int nParams, const char * const paramStr[])
     quick = 0;
     noAntiAlias = 0;
     goalBPM = 0;
+    speech = FALSE;
     detectBPM = FALSE;
 
     // Get input & output file names
@@ -288,6 +290,11 @@ void RunParameters::parseSwitchParam(const string &str)
             throwLicense();
             break;
 
+        case 's' :
+            // switch '-speech'
+            speech = TRUE;
+            break;
+
         default:
             // unknown switch
             throwIllegalParamExp(str);
diff --git a/source/SoundStretch/RunParameters.h b/source/SoundStretch/RunParameters.h
index d6ea1bc..ecdb5d6 100644
--- a/source/SoundStretch/RunParameters.h
+++ b/source/SoundStretch/RunParameters.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public:
     int   noAntiAlias;
     float goalBPM;
     BOOL  detectBPM;
+    BOOL  speech;
 
     RunParameters(const int nParams, const char * const paramStr[]);
 };
diff --git a/source/SoundStretch/main.cpp b/source/SoundStretch/main.cpp
index a1a8d23..d224cbe 100644
--- a/source/SoundStretch/main.cpp
+++ b/source/SoundStretch/main.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ static void setup(SoundTouch *pSoundTouch, const WavInFile *inFile, const RunPar
     pSoundTouch->setSetting(SETTING_USE_QUICKSEEK, params->quick);
     pSoundTouch->setSetting(SETTING_USE_AA_FILTER, !(params->noAntiAlias));
 
+    if (params->speech)
+    {
+        // use settings for speech processing
+        pSoundTouch->setSetting(SETTING_SEQUENCE_MS, 40);
+        pSoundTouch->setSetting(SETTING_SEEKWINDOW_MS, 15);
+        pSoundTouch->setSetting(SETTING_OVERLAP_MS, 8);
+        fprintf(stderr, "Tune processing parameters for speech processing.\n");
+    }
+
     // print processing information
     if (params->outFileName)
     {