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The Speaker is a software speech synthesizer for the Amstrad. It was published as a BASIC listing in French Magazine CPC Infos by Xavier Grossetete in 1991. This was based on a port of the Spectrum Speech program by Superior Software, published in 1986. The Speaker was then retyped by [https://norecess464.weebly.com/news/the-speaker-an-impressive-text-to-speech-program-for-the-amstrad-cpc NoRecess] in 2011 and distributed as a DSK file called -SAY.dsk. | The Speaker is a software speech synthesizer for the Amstrad. It was published as a BASIC listing in French Magazine CPC Infos by Xavier Grossetete in 1991. This was based on a port of the Spectrum Speech program by Superior Software, published in 1986. The Speaker was then retyped by [https://norecess464.weebly.com/news/the-speaker-an-impressive-text-to-speech-program-for-the-amstrad-cpc NoRecess] in 2011 and distributed as a DSK file called -SAY.dsk. | ||
| − | The original code has been disassembled by [[CPSoft]] and has been converted into a ROM extension. | + | The original code has been disassembled by [[CPSoft]] and has been converted into a ROM extension format. |
The Z80 assembly source code will also be available to download. | The Z80 assembly source code will also be available to download. | ||
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| + | === Usage === | ||
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| + | Add SpeakerROM.rom to a ROM bank on your Amstrad emulator. | ||
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| + | Type |SPEAK to view the usage instructions. | ||
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| + | |SAY,"HELLO WORLD" - Say a phrase. The program converts the string into phonemes. | ||
| + | |RAW,"/HEH4/HEH3/HEH2/HEH1/" - Say a phrase without the program converting phonemes. | ||
| + | |SPEED,1-20 - Alter the speed of the speech | ||
| + | |CENTRE - Output speech using channel C | ||
| + | |LEFT - Output speech using channel A | ||
| + | |RIGHT - Output speech using channel B | ||
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| + | == Still to do == | ||
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| + | * Functions to screen read text should be developed. | ||
| + | * Investigate if there is a way of outputting speech without disabling interrupts. | ||
=== Download === | === Download === | ||
Revision as of 11:26, 22 April 2026
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The Speaker
The Speaker is a software speech synthesizer for the Amstrad. It was published as a BASIC listing in French Magazine CPC Infos by Xavier Grossetete in 1991. This was based on a port of the Spectrum Speech program by Superior Software, published in 1986. The Speaker was then retyped by NoRecess in 2011 and distributed as a DSK file called -SAY.dsk.
The original code has been disassembled by CPSoft and has been converted into a ROM extension format. The Z80 assembly source code will also be available to download.
Usage
Add SpeakerROM.rom to a ROM bank on your Amstrad emulator.
Type |SPEAK to view the usage instructions.
|SAY,"HELLO WORLD" - Say a phrase. The program converts the string into phonemes. |RAW,"/HEH4/HEH3/HEH2/HEH1/" - Say a phrase without the program converting phonemes. |SPEED,1-20 - Alter the speed of the speech |CENTRE - Output speech using channel C |LEFT - Output speech using channel A |RIGHT - Output speech using channel B
Still to do
- Functions to screen read text should be developed.
- Investigate if there is a way of outputting speech without disabling interrupts.
Download
- Speaker ROM - The Speaker Speech Synthesizer in ROM format
- Speaker ROM source code - Coming soon
