Title :
Programmable, digital speech synthesiser
Author :
Linggard, R. ; Marlow, F.J.
Author_Institution :
Queen´s University of Belfast, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Belfast, UK
fDate :
10/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A low-cost, programmable, digital speech synthesiser, to be used for research purposes, is described. This machine has a general-purpose architecture of arithmetic unit, memory and control unit, which enables it to simulate formant-type synthesisers as well as vocal-tract models, all in real time. The principle virtue of the machine is the ease with which changes in the structure of a synthesiser can be evaluated, thus facilitating the rapid optimisation of a proposed design.
Keywords :
special purpose computers; speech synthesis; arithmetic unit; control unit; digital speech synthesiser; memory;
Journal_Title :
Computers and Digital Techniques, IEE Journal on
DOI :
10.1049/ij-cdt.1979.0040
