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Sunday, October 02, 2011
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS T.I. SPEECH SYNTHESIZER
via this auction"This is the voice synth that Kraftwerk, (founders and Gods of all electronic music including techno, ambient, and hip hop), used for the song "The Numbers" and "Computer World". Think back to the song phrases: money-numbers-people-communication-bussiness in the song "Computer World" and the number counting voice synth in the song "The Numbers" and you have the best voice synthesizer ever recorded and popularized.
This unit features the English talking voice synth with a slight British accent. When combined with phrases, individual words contained in the module vocabulary has over 3,000 statements and questions commonly used when visiting another country. As mentioned above, the unit for sale features a English robot voice which translates words and phrases entered into the unit via the keypad in German, Spanish, And French. You can spend hours playing with this talking wonder which was the parent technology to the world acclaimed "Speak and Spell"
As written on the box:
Choose one or more Plug in language modules from our growing selection. Just plug in the module, and the translator will speak the language and show you how to say many words, phrases and sentences-especially those most useful for travelers. The Solid State Speech Technology that gives the module its "voice" is unique. This remarkable Texas Instruments innovation electronically duplicates the human vocal tract on a single chip of silicon. Its the remarkable talking language translator with electronic voice and brain. Translates, pronounces and displays words, phrases and sentences.
The auction includes the unit, case, original strap, original box, FRENCH cart. and the box for that as well, and the manual. The unit works just fine on batteries and AC plug in."
Red Sound Darkstar XP2 Analog Modeling Synthesizer
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SN 00976
"The Darkstar is an 8-voice polyphonic synthesizer that uses Physical Modeling via powerful DSPs (Digital Signal Processors) to recreate the warmth and control of the synthesizers of yesteryear without the problems of unstable tuning and unrepeatable sounds, and with modern benefits like realtime control and multitimbral access.The DARKSTAR XP2 features all the highlights of the analogue tradition such as Pulse Width Modulation, Ring Mod, Resonant Filtering and ADSR Enveloping, combined with all the advantages of modern MIDI instruments like rock-solid tuning, perfect program recall, velocity response and 5 different timbres simultaneously available.
So whether your aim is to recreate 'classic' timbres like 70's Disco Bassline / Screaming PWM Lead, chart new sonic territory with realtime joystick manipulation of filter frequency and resonance, or even combine both approaches in the same MIDI sequence, DARKSTAR XP2 is the perfect tool for you."
Samantha Ewart’s PhD Research Update
via Percussa where you'll find the full post."For those of you who don’t know Samantha Ewart yet, Samantha is a PhD student at the School of Communication Arts, University of Western Sydney (Australia).
Together with supervisor Dr. Garth Paine, Samantha researches how new forms of interactive music technology can distract teenage patients from boredom within hospital to help promote wellbeing. The AudioCubes are part of the research."
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