Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcc3.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcc3!ee173xed From: ee173xed@sdcc3.UUCP ({|stu) Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm Subject: SID and speech Message-ID: <2510@sdcc3.UUCP> Date: Sat, 1-Dec-84 23:37:30 EST Article-I.D.: sdcc3.2510 Posted: Sat Dec 1 23:37:30 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 4-Dec-84 06:13:21 EST Distribution: net Organization: U.C. San Diego, Academic Computer Center Lines: 37 *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** > From sdcsvax!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!ihuxu!russell Sat Dec 1 14:39:24 1984 > Relay-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcc3.UUCP > Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxu.UUCP > Path: sdcc3!sdcsvax!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!ihuxu!russell > From: russell@ihuxu.UUCP (Larry Russell) > Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm > Subject: Re: How good is speech synth. on C64? > Message-ID: <410@ihuxu.UUCP> > Date: 1 Dec 84 22:39:24 GMT > Date-Received: 2 Dec 84 01:51:08 GMT > References: <515@genrad.UUCP> > Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL > Lines: 10 > > I would not think that the SID chip has sufficient filtering capability > to synthesize recognizable speech. > There is, however, a speech synthesis board available (at Toys 'R' Us > among other places) which I have not actually heard myself > -- > > Larry Russell > AT&T-Bell Laboratories > Naperville, IL > ihnp4!ihuxu!russell > > The SID certainly is capable of reproducing recognizable speech. A program called SAM not only speaks using only software and the SID, it can sing! Another proam exists that will playback digitally recorded sound using the SID as a DAC. I will admit that my copy of SAM was given to me, but it should be available through any user's group.