[GADGETT]

Those would be nice if they weren't so big. Even cutting the sample rate in half and using 4-bit data they'd still be too big. The SPO256 certainly didn't have 130KB of ROM in it; how did it store things?

The real thing uses a programmable digital filter modelled on the human vocal tract. A 16K ROM holds both the filter 'model' and code for operating the chip. I'm guessing this would be hard to implement ?

 

The reason I suggested the samples is I was playing with this which uses the same technique.

[GADGETT]

For a quick speech synth you could use a set of SPO256 phoneme samples.

 

Here's a set

[Chimera version 10 raw boards]

The boards look great - very pro + neat tracks (manual routing ?)

 

Love all the module boards too, nice

 

I don't envy you the job of soldering each one up by hand though

[PCB orders]

Delicon is assembling the boards himself. I'm going to have to learn to do this also. This is a necessary measure to control costs.

I've just started soldering fine pitch SMD with the 'solder flood then braid technique'. It works amazingly well on the 0.65mm pitch FT232R chips I've been using. I just line it up using magnification, then tack down a pin from each side to secure it before applying the flood. I spray the board with some flux remover afterwards and the finished result is 100% perfect.

[Shut up!]

Yes, a simplified version of PhraseAlator combined with Batari's implementation of the Naval Research Labs TTS algorithm would be good.

[PCB orders]

about 3 weeks when you factor assembly and shipping into the mix

You don't assemble the boards yourself ?

 

Is it expensive ?

[Protecting the cartridge]

Nobody makes 12-pin headers

Try here

[The Work Thing]

Label and manual for the AtariVox

 

Nathan, thanks for tacking this onto your (very long) to-do list.

 

I look forward very much to seeing the end results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard H.

[Strat-O-Gems 2600 looks decent]

If you just want the EEPROM memory, I think a board with just that is about $10.

MemCard