Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site utcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!wjr From: wjr@utcs.UUCP (William Rucklidge) Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm Subject: Re: How good is speech synth. on C64? Message-ID: <240@utcs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 4-Dec-84 00:24:37 EST Article-I.D.: utcs.240 Posted: Tue Dec 4 00:24:37 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 4-Dec-84 00:41:08 EST References: <515@genrad.UUCP> <410@ihuxu.UUCP> Reply-To: wjr@utcs.UUCP (William Rucklidge) Organization: University of Toronto - General Purpose UNIX Lines: 28 Summary: > I would not think that the SID chip has sufficient filtering capability > to synthesize recognizable speech. On the contrary, the SAM speech synthesizer program produces easily recognizable speech using only the SID chip. It does turn the VIC chip off while speaking, to eliminate processor freezes, but this can be disabled and the voice quality deteriorates only marginally. The program requires no extra hardware and takes up a small amount of BASIC memory, and adds a few new commands to BABASIC, notably "SAY". Text to be spoken can be written either as phonetics,`or as normal English spelling (with the "Reciter" loaded), and SAM does its best (quite good) to pronounce English's irrational spelling system. The voice's tone, speed and quality can be changed easily - there is even a demonstration program that sings "The Star Spangled Banner" (atrociously, but the tune and words are fairly clear), and recites several well-known speeches. This message brought to you with the aid of the Poslfit Committee. "You can always put something in a box." William Rucklidge University of Toronto Computing Services {cbosgd,decvax,harpo,ihnp4,utcsrgv,{allegra,linus}!utzoo}!utcs!wjr -- This message brought to you with the aid of the Poslfit Committee. "You can always put something in a box." William Rucklidge University of Toronto Computing Services {cbosgd,decvax,harpo,ihnp4,utcsrgv,{allegra,linus}!utzoo}!utcs!wjr