DATAMATH CALCULATOR MUSEUM
|
DATAMATH CALCULATOR MUSEUM |
| Texas Instruments invented around 1977 a
novel approach to reproduce human speech with tuned voices stored in
ROM’s (Read Only Memory). The speech synthesis circuit duplicated the
human vocal tract on a single piece of silicon and with the Speak &
Spell in 1978 a new talking learning aid for children was introduced.
Based on this technology a huge variety of speaking toys and educational
games followed. The famous Speak & Spell toy and related products
attracted soon the artists of circuit-bending, a technique to modify
electronic soundmaking toys and use them as an experimental musical
instruments. The Datamath Calculator Museum provides you both sound samples of different Texas Instruments speech products and some sound records of bended toys from various artists. Find more information about the
Speak & Spell product family on some related pages: •
Circuit-Bending
|
||
Downloading the Files |
||
|
|
|
Just select which file you would like to listen from
the table below. In order to use these files, you will need a MP3 player
and a speaker system. With the RealOne Player or Winamp convenient MP3 player
could be downloaded at no cost from RealNetworks
resp. Nullsoft Inc. Some tracks are very large, please notice the file size specification. |
Copyright Notice |
||
| The sound tracks are copyright by their owners and made
available as downloadable files by the Datamath calculator Museum. The
files are made available solely for personal use. |
||
 |
Press the
Play button and listen Speech Phrases and Sound Samples of UNMODIFIED and BENDED Texas Instruments Products. Powered by Yahoo Media Player. |
Speech Phrases and Sound Samples of Unmodified Texas Instruments Products |
||||
| Product | Title | File Size | Samples provided by | |
 Buddy |
Deutsch | 144 kb | Martin Pscherer | |
| Product | Title | File Size | Samples provided by | |
 La Dictée Magique |
French | 159 kb | Martin Pscherer | |
| Epelle | 2 744 kb | Martin Pscherer | ||
| Product | Title | File Size | Samples provided by | |
 Language Translator |
German | 174 kb | Martin Pscherer | |
| Product | Title | File Size | Samples provided by | |
 Speak & Spell compact |
ABC | 78 kb | Dirk Bohlig | |
| I am, You are | 10 kb | Dirk Bohlig | ||
| Letter Stumper: Begin | 19 kb | Dirk Bohlig | ||
| Letter Stumper: Correct | 124 kb | Dirk Bohlig | ||
| Letter Stumper: Wrong | 25 kb | Dirk Bohlig | ||
| Spelling: Level A | 25 kb | Dirk Bohlig | ||
| Perfect score | 17 kb | Dirk Bohlig | ||
| Complete level | 132 kb | Dirk Bohlig | ||
| Goodbye | 3 kb | Dirk Bohlig | ||
Records of Bended Texas Instruments Speech Products |
||||
| Product | Title | File Size | Composer, Contact Info | |
 Speak & Music |
Path of Logical | 10 900 kb | tOYBREAKER :::, dethany | |
| Product | Title | File Size | Composer, Contact Info | |
 Speak & Spell |
I'm A Rhythm Machine | 553 kb | MAS 2008, Twilight 76 Records | |
If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, November 05, 2003. No reprints without written permission.
Deutsch
French
German
ABC
Path of Logical
I'm A Rhythm Machine