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Type |SPEAK to view the usage instructions. | Type |SPEAK to view the usage instructions. | ||
| − | |SAY,"HELLO WORLD" - Say a phrase. The program converts the string into phonemes. | + | * |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. | + | * |RAW,"/HEH4/HEH3/HEH2/HEH1/" - Say a phrase without the program converting phonemes. |
| − | |SPEED,1-20 - Alter the speed of the speech | + | * |SPEED,1-20 - Alter the speed of the speech |
| − | |CENTRE - Output speech using channel C | + | * |CENTRE - Output speech using channel C |
| − | |LEFT - Output speech using channel A | + | * |LEFT - Output speech using channel A |
| − | |RIGHT - Output speech using channel B | + | * |RIGHT - Output speech using channel B |
=== Still to do === | === Still to do === | ||
Revision as of 11:28, 22 April 2026
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
