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Re: Ensoniq capabilities

Subject: Re: Ensoniq capabilities
From: Polymorph <mike.a.stephens@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:22:26 -0800 (PST)
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On Thursday, February 14, 2013 7:31:53 AM UTC+11, 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.
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> Does anyone know of whether the IIGS could do speech with the Ensoniq, or was my source (wherever it was) incorrect about that?

The Byteworks released "Talking Tools" which is IIgs Toolset that provides routines for producing speech using the Ensonic. I believe TML (of TML/Complete Pascal fame) had also released a speech toolset, but I've not sure of the details.

The "Talking Tools" are included on the Opus ][ CD but are available separately too I think.

There are also quite a number of children's educational titles for the IIgs that feature speech.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Mike

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  - From: Steven Weyhrich <a2history@gmail.com>

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