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Magic Voice Speech Synthesizer Demo on the Commodore 64 C64

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Uploaded by on Jan 31, 2009

The magic voice cartridge from Commodore is a speech synthesis device that allows the Commodore 64 C64 computer to talk. This is a demo program I have and so I hooked up my magic voice and set the output to my PC and recorded the demo for others to see. I dont believe this demo exists anywhere in the world, either on disk or tape except for my copy. If you have one thats different, please email me.

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  • Sounds better than microsoft sam, this one actually changes the tone of voice during speech, unlike the absolete narrator...

  • Close! It can be argued it's of similar pedigree. It's a custom chip developed outside of Commodore R&D, but for CBM, by the TI Speak and Spell team.

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  • Mono?

  • I bet he can say "crotch." 

  • When was this made? It sounds really amazing, especially since it's made for the commodore 64.

  • i prefer SAM, he had a funny personality

  • @Helldiver450 I think what this system does is transform complete recordings of real voices, such as a spoken sentence, into a highly compressed format using formants and pitch, possibly with a noise channel. Then, the synthesizer reproduces the waveforms. The synthesizer isn't generating the changing tones of the voice, the inflections, or the accents. Compare with watch?v=Jx2FDZIvg_0, where these are computer generated. Notice the difference?

  • Shall we play a game?

  • The "game" didn't look or sound all that impressive even for the C64.

  • I had a similar software, called "Il chiacchierone" (the chatterbox), on a C64 tape... it seems an hacked version of this cartdrige, but it runs without external chips so I think that it's only a software solution!

  • BEE SHEVUNTEEN BAWMER! LOL.

  • That thing can't sing.

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