Re: Ensoniq capabilities

[Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com>]

dawjazz <dawjazz@msn.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 12:31:53 PM UTC-8, Steven Weyhrich wrote:
>> My Apple II History states that the Ensoniq chip is capable of speech
>> synthesis. However, when I was questioned about this, I was unable to
>> come up with any examples when that was actually used. Some other sound
>> hardware released in the 1980s allowed use of phonemes to create speech,
>> but I am not aware of any simple speech abilities in the IIGS.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Does anyone know of whether the IIGS could do speech with the Ensoniq,
>> or was my source (wherever it was) incorrect about that?
> 
> Does MadLibs count? It did some pretty funny speech synthesis on my IIGS.
> 
> Dale Wilkins

I don't know this particular program, but since MadLibs works from word
lists, I would expect prerecorded words strung together. 

Phoneme synthesis with the Ensoniq would only require about 64 short
prerecorded phonemes and standard phoneme synthesis software--quite simple,
actually, but having the usual "robotic" speech quality. 

-michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon