[sdiy] Phonetic Speech generation

[Dave Krooshof]

>( yes, beleive it or not this is part of a synth project I'm cooking )
Believe it or not, that's what got me into synths.
It took years before I considered electronic sounds that only talk
electrish as expressive (mainly due to an interface issue, it seems)
Nowadays I'm so much into electronic sounds, that when I hear
a police sirene and a truck in reverse gear, I get so taken away,
that I open my microwave door and switch it on, dial a phone number
I know will be occupied, and click with my mouse on places I shouldn't.
Sinus kicks ass.

OK, back to your question.

>Has anyone run across schemetics or discussions on *old* phonetic speech
>generation circuits?  Too many of what I've found are based on chips that
>havent been made in years and all the newer stuff is digital and doesnt
>have the sound I want.  Even hints pointing at older textbooks would be
>good.

http://www.koncon.nl/220/SOmain.html
see -> publications

1.
VOLTAGE CONTROL Diagrams and Circuitry (G.M.Koenig), 1974

2.
Stan TEMPELAARS
Signal Processing, Speech and Music (in English)
Swets & Zeitlinger, 1996
ISBN 90-265-1481-6
Cloth - NLG 155.00 / US$ 91.00

Both available via the Royal Conservatory in The Hague
Follow the koncon link for instructions.

Koenig was one of the most talented technicians of Stochhausen.
I used his VOSIMS a lot, exellent stuff.

Dave

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