Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!kxb From: kxb@math.ksu.edu (Karl Buck) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Need info on voice synthesizers Message-ID: <1990Sep29.174520.9008@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu> Date: 29 Sep 90 17:45:20 GMT References: <30133@netnews.upenn.edu> Sender: news@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu (The News Guru) Organization: Kansas State University Lines: 33 kilmer@hq.af.mil writes: >In <30133@netnews.upenn.edu> depolo@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Jeff DePolo) writes: >>I need to find out manufacturers, specs, and opinions on voice synthesizer >>boards for PC's. I've played around with some software-only packages, [.......] >I just came to this group to ask the same question. There is one >voice box that creates GREAT voice, a DEC DECTalk box, but it's >$4,000.00+, a little steep for what I would like to do with it. >If any else out there has any good ideas, or experience in this >arena, please post a follow up article I just received my software upgrade for my Sound Blaster board from Creative Labs which now supports text-to-speach on its voice channel. There is an optional programer's toolkit for either basic or C; both of which I Know nothing about. The address follows: Creative Labs 131 South Maple Avenue #6 South San Francisco CA 94080 (408)378-3689 The Sound Blaster sells for about $159 mail order. This could be a very inexpensive alternative if it meets your needs. -- 731 Moro popeye@matt.ksu.ksu.edu "Industrial Engineers do Manhattan, KS 66502 popeye@ksuvm.ksu.edu it with Therbligs." (913)537-3666 kxb@phobos.cis.ksu.edu