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Bekki Doll |
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A cynical yet secular shiny retrogamer, thread ressurector and fan of the word "gay".
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Reged: 01/28/12
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Posts: 771
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Loc: Freeport, PA
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Re: Old fashioned "roboty" speech synth. What should it be forced to say?
05/19/12 07:29 AM
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Ah, the VOTRAX! :-)
Fun fact: The "SAY.EXE/Dr. SBaitso" software bundled with the first releases of the Sound Blaster used a cut-down version of SmoothTalker to provided the voice synthesis. Back in those days it would help if you had EMS to load the software there instead of conventional memory.
On topic: Wasn't the VOTRAX a part of the MockingBoard for Apple ][ systems? I may have to dig into research on Apple ][ emulation to see if it's emulated there. ;-)
Anyway, you can't go wrong with it speaking "ORANGE FANTA DETECTED! ELIMINATE CHRIS-CHAN!"
The reason why I dig voice synthesis is that I don't have to pay another person for voice-over narration. One recent open-source front-end+engine features a nice pair of female and male UK voices.
It's amazing how far the tech has evolved. The singing of "Daisy" was primitive at best and really jarring to the ear.
--Bekki
Combating functional illiteracy with latex-clad drama since the '80s, because old video games rule!
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