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Subject: Re: voice synthesizer
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Date: 1 May 91 13:17:35 GMT
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In article <1991Apr29.202550.12985@rodan.acs.syr.edu>, ctdonath@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Carl T. Donath) writes:
> Has anyone tried synthesizing phonemes on a music synth, esp. a TG77?
> I'd like to create a synthetic chorus - clarity is not a major concern, 
> as long as phonemes can be built into roughly understandable words.
> 
> - Carl


Phoneme generation requires a lot of slightly different sounds, which would
quickly use up all your banks. More than that, it requires the smooth
transition from phoneme to phoneme, something still lacking in all but the
most expensive and experimental hardware.

For the poor mans electronic chorus, create a good "ahhhh" sound, then build
the following.

 Mount a speaker onto a board centered in an airtight box. The speaker
mounting board should have a hole drilled in it about 1/2 in diameter,
directly above the apeaker cone. A 1/2 inch diameter 6 foot plastic hose is 
attached to this hole, and leaves the box through aother 1/2 inch hole.
PLay your "ahhh" sound through the speaker inside the box. Hold the end
of the plastic hose in your teeth (to one side of your mouth) and
"mouth" the phoneme sounds, re-recording the new sounds with an open
air microphone. For about the $40.00 in parts that it takes, you will get
a good "vocal" track.

Hope this helps.

Michael