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!ma175xby From: ma175xby@sdcc3.UUCP ({|stu) Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm Subject: Re: How good is speech synth. on C64? Message-ID: <2520@sdcc3.UUCP> Date: Wed, 5-Dec-84 04:50:03 EST Article-I.D.: sdcc3.2520 Posted: Wed Dec 5 04:50:03 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 7-Dec-84 00:44:13 EST References: <515@genrad.UUCP> <410@ihuxu.UUCP> Organization: U.C. San Diego, Academic Computer Center Lines: 21 > 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 I've heard quite understandable speech on the c-64 without any additional hardware though I do not remember the name of the package. I have the Magic Voice module put out by commodore and it sounds quite nice. It features a female voice. Some drawbacks are that it has a limited vocabulary of about 200 words and the mystery of programming more words has yet to be discovered. Matt Buse UCSD