Difference between revisions of "SP0256"
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| − | + | The SPO256 is a Speech Synthesizer chip used in many hardware Speech Synthesizers of the 8bit era. The SP0256 contains a Voice Generator, a small microprocessor, and a built-in ROM which contains 16Kbit (2Kbyte) of program code. | |
| − | Speech Synthesizer | + | |
| − | + | A number of different version of the SP0256 exist. The most common is the SP0256-AL2, where -AL2 means that the built-in ROM contains preprogrammed english allophones. | |
| − | == Hardware Speech | + | == Hardware Speech Synthesizers == |
| − | [[Amstrad SSA-1 Speech Synthesizer]] (SPO256 based) | + | [[Amstrad SSA-1 Speech Synthesizer]] ([[SPO256]] based) |
| − | [[Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer]] (SPO256 based) | + | [[Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer]] ([[SPO256]] based) |
[[TMPI speech synthetizer]] ([[MEA8000]] based) | [[TMPI speech synthetizer]] ([[MEA8000]] based) | ||
| − | == Software Speech | + | == Software Speech Synthesizers == |
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| + | With some clever programming it is possible to program a software Speech Synthesizer with good results. | ||
[[Speech]] (Symbos software) | [[Speech]] (Symbos software) | ||
Revision as of 07:27, 6 January 2010
Contents
Overview
The SPO256 is a Speech Synthesizer chip used in many hardware Speech Synthesizers of the 8bit era. The SP0256 contains a Voice Generator, a small microprocessor, and a built-in ROM which contains 16Kbit (2Kbyte) of program code.
A number of different version of the SP0256 exist. The most common is the SP0256-AL2, where -AL2 means that the built-in ROM contains preprogrammed english allophones.
Hardware Speech Synthesizers
Amstrad SSA-1 Speech Synthesizer (SPO256 based)
Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer (SPO256 based)
TMPI speech synthetizer (MEA8000 based)
Software Speech Synthesizers
With some clever programming it is possible to program a software Speech Synthesizer with good results.
Speech (Symbos software)
Games using Software Speech Synthesizer
Ghostbusters (Software)
LastV8 (Software)
Robocop (Software)
Datasheet (English)
- Datasheet SPO256 (PDF)
