[DECtalk] accent demos in the dectalk archive

[Aksel Christoffersen]

Hi,

 

While I know nothing of the different versions of the Accent synthesizer, I agree that the mp3 files have a different voice than the wav files. The wav files were already in the archive when I took over, however I added the mp3 files to the archive about a month ago from a zip file, which is also in the archive in it’s entirety.

It was downloaded from a post where the poster, among other things, theorized that the speech was generated by a Votrax SC02 chip.

You can read it here.

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/microcontrollers/nec-pd77p25gw-rom-dumping/

Hope this helps.

 

Kind regards:

Aksel

 

Fra: Dectalk [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] På vegne af Ameer Armaly
Sendt: 24. juni 2025 00:19
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Emne: [DECtalk] accent demos in the dectalk archive

 

Hi All,

 

I noticed that in the dectalk archive, the demos of the accent synthesizer don't all sound the same. "demo.wav" sounds like the accent sound I'm familiar with from other synthesizers of that general family. "demo1.mp3" sounds different. Given that there were different versions and revisions of the accent family over the years, I'm curious if people can pin down what versions we are hearing in the different recordings? Thanks.

 

Ameer

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