120:
967:
182:
The unit allocated itself the top 256 bytes of memory at switch-on and moved down the USR graphics and RAMTOP. This made it incompatible with some programs, particularly games, which use that space for machine code.
53:
Currah μSource from
Quadhouse. In a self-contained ROM cartridge it has a full-function-two-pass macro assembler, Forth and a debugger, all of which can interact with Basic. It is also compatible with Interface 1.
178:
speech processor. It also contained a clock for clear speech and an audio modulator to transfer the sound to the TV lead. A small adjustment screw was provided, to allow fine tuning of the audio output.
203:(Firebird Software Ltd) detected the presence of a MicroSpeech unit and presented the user with a completely different game to that which would be played if the MicroSpeech unit was not present.
107:/ð/. Sixty-three allophones were provided. Rudimentary pitch modulation could be achieved by altering the case of the letters—upper case letters being pronounced at a slightly higher pitch.
138:
136:
1455:
898:
77:
By default, the unit "spoke" every key-press the user made, even the direction keys which came out as "CURSOR". This could be controlled by a reserved variable
137:
74:
signal from the computer into the unit. The TV aerial lead plugged into the unit and speech sounds were added into the UHF signal generated by computer.
1460:
248:
113:
5 REM OKAY WISEGUY THIS IS IT 10 LET a$ =" (oo)K (AA)" 20 LET b$ ="w(ii)z (ggg) (ii)," 30 LET c$ =" (dth)is iz it" 40 LET S$ =a$ +b$ +c$
891:
599:
351:
197:
manufacturers took the same approach, meaning that you could not have a joystick and the MicroSpeech unit plugged in at the same time.
1465:
884:
187:
271:
411:
1434:
669:
746:
442:
407:
664:
508:
344:
215:
in 1985. DK'Tronics continued to manufacture the MicroSpeech unit, and many of their software titles (such as
175:
402:
1375:
1097:
1092:
659:
1470:
674:
337:
223:
644:
488:
835:
720:
589:
574:
167:
104:
95:
Specific words and phrases could be spoken by assigning a value to the reserved string variable
1087:
830:
784:
876:
316:
799:
538:
421:
1475:
794:
503:
461:
71:
8:
1400:
1365:
1352:
1326:
1222:
1198:
1048:
1043:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1202:
1168:
1164:
1160:
1156:
1152:
1148:
1058:
1009:
814:
804:
715:
129:
1429:
1395:
1390:
1280:
1260:
1214:
1078:
916:
907:
779:
296:
70:
on the back of the ZX Spectrum. Additional leads were provided to feed the sound and
1246:
1004:
654:
604:
360:
241:
171:
99:. This was interpreted letter-by-letter unless brackets were used to denote other
27:
1218:
1019:
988:
983:
950:
498:
1424:
1416:
1299:
1294:
1194:
845:
275:
67:
236:
1449:
1336:
1304:
1230:
1066:
946:
865:
855:
774:
518:
368:
212:
42:
30:
1256:
860:
809:
649:
478:
194:
38:
1266:
1270:
1140:
956:
942:
789:
705:
513:
392:
34:
624:
1289:
1176:
730:
695:
594:
584:
523:
153:
23:
1370:
1331:
1210:
1132:
725:
569:
548:
543:
397:
100:
1385:
1357:
1252:
1226:
1206:
1172:
1118:
756:
700:
619:
614:
533:
493:
387:
329:
191:
20:
1136:
975:
483:
416:
217:
966:
1144:
1126:
906:
710:
437:
383:
297:"Booty Hidden Game Review - ZX Planet :: Spectrum Heaven!"
103:. A simple example would be "(dth)is", (dth) representing the
1242:
1234:
1180:
850:
751:
679:
579:
553:
528:
447:
1238:
1188:
1184:
1122:
937:
932:
927:
609:
190:
of further devices on the computer's expansion port. Many
170:
which worked on a WRITE command from the microprocessor, a
144:
Audio recording of output from this program listing - 38 KB
57:
48:
1456:Defunct computer companies of the United Kingdom
1447:
62:The Currah μSpeech, commonly referred to as the
186:For cost reasons, the unit did not provide for
174:containing the keyword speech patterns, and an
892:
345:
249:List of Currah products at World of Spectrum
908:Sinclair computers, derivatives, and clones
899:
885:
352:
338:
1448:
880:
333:
90:
359:
161:
26:manufacturer, famous mainly for the
1461:Defunct computer hardware companies
274:. Sincuser.f9.co.uk. Archived from
272:"Sinclair User 48 - Currah μSource"
13:
670:Texas Instruments LPC Speech Chips
118:
58:Currah μSpeech for the ZX Spectrum
49:Currah μSource for the ZX Spectrum
14:
1487:
230:
1466:Home computer hardware companies
965:
747:Speech Synthesis Markup Language
408:Festival Speech Synthesis System
152:Problems playing this file? See
134:
509:Microsoft text-to-speech voices
310:
289:
264:
1:
257:
87:would turn this feature off.
7:
10:
1492:
963:
317:"Minding his own business"
206:
1409:
1345:
1313:
1279:
1106:
1075:
1057:
1018:
997:
974:
914:
823:
765:
739:
688:
675:General Instrument SP0256
637:
562:
471:
460:
430:
376:
367:
130:Currah Microspeech output
489:Software Automatic Mouth
110:A more complex example:
836:Concatenative synthesis
721:Microsoft Speech Server
590:NIAONiao Virtual Singer
299:. Zxplanet.emuunlim.com
211:Currah was acquired by
105:voiced dental fricative
831:Articulatory synthesis
785:Franklin Seaney Cooper
123:
800:Wolfgang von Kempelen
580:CeVIO Creative Studio
539:CeVIO Creative Studio
422:Automatik Text Reader
237:Review of the product
166:The unit contained a
122:
1193:ZX Spectrum based:
919:Science of Cambridge
795:Haskins Laboratories
504:Microsoft Speech API
323:issue 13, April 1985
33:it designed for the
1401:Magnum Light Phaser
1366:Rotronics Wafadrive
1353:Beta Disk Interface
917:Sinclair Research /
66:, plugged into the
1337:FDD3000 Disk Drive
1323:Neptun 156 Monitor
1093:ZX Spectrum clones
1059:Cambridge Computer
805:Ignatius Mattingly
124:
91:Programming speech
41:, and other 8-bit
1443:
1442:
1430:Richard Altwasser
1396:Stack Light Rifle
1391:RAM Music Machine
1346:Other peripherals
1314:Timex peripherals
1281:Sinclair Research
1020:Timex Corporation
1010:ZX Spectrum Vega+
874:
873:
780:Catherine Browman
633:
632:
456:
455:
443:Lyricos / Flinger
252:community website
162:Technical details
139:
1483:
1471:Speech synthesis
1247:ZX Spectrum Next
1203:CZ Spectrum Plus
1005:ZX Spectrum Vega
998:Licenced systems
969:
901:
894:
887:
878:
877:
716:Windows Narrator
655:Pattern playback
605:Symphonic Choirs
469:
468:
374:
373:
361:Speech synthesis
354:
347:
340:
331:
330:
324:
314:
308:
307:
305:
304:
293:
287:
286:
284:
283:
268:
227:) supported it.
141:
140:
121:
98:
80:
28:speech synthesis
1491:
1490:
1486:
1485:
1484:
1482:
1481:
1480:
1446:
1445:
1444:
1439:
1405:
1341:
1309:
1275:
1219:Scorpion ZS-256
1111:
1110:related systems
1109:
1102:
1081:
1071:
1053:
1014:
993:
970:
961:
951:ZX Spectrum 128
921:
918:
910:
905:
875:
870:
819:
767:
761:
735:
684:
629:
558:
499:Microsoft Agent
463:
452:
426:
363:
358:
328:
327:
315:
311:
302:
300:
295:
294:
290:
281:
279:
270:
269:
265:
260:
233:
209:
164:
159:
158:
150:
148:
147:
146:
145:
142:
135:
132:
125:
119:
114:
96:
93:
85:
78:
60:
51:
12:
11:
5:
1489:
1479:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1441:
1440:
1438:
1437:
1432:
1427:
1425:Rick Dickinson
1422:
1421:John Pemberton
1419:
1417:Clive Sinclair
1413:
1411:
1407:
1406:
1404:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1360:
1355:
1349:
1347:
1343:
1342:
1340:
1339:
1334:
1332:FDD Disk Drive
1329:
1324:
1321:
1320:TS2040 Printer
1317:
1315:
1311:
1310:
1308:
1307:
1302:
1300:ZX Interface 2
1297:
1295:ZX Interface 1
1292:
1286:
1284:
1277:
1276:
1274:
1273:
1263:
1249:
1191:
1129:
1114:
1112:
1107:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1088:ZX80/81 clones
1084:
1082:
1076:
1073:
1072:
1070:
1069:
1063:
1061:
1055:
1054:
1052:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1035:
1030:
1024:
1022:
1016:
1015:
1013:
1012:
1007:
1001:
999:
995:
994:
992:
991:
989:ZX Spectrum +3
986:
984:ZX Spectrum +2
980:
978:
972:
971:
964:
962:
960:
959:
954:
940:
935:
930:
924:
922:
915:
912:
911:
904:
903:
896:
889:
881:
872:
871:
869:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
846:Inverse filter
843:
838:
833:
827:
825:
821:
820:
818:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
771:
769:
763:
762:
760:
759:
754:
749:
743:
741:
737:
736:
734:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
698:
692:
690:
686:
685:
683:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
641:
639:
635:
634:
631:
630:
628:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
566:
564:
560:
559:
557:
556:
551:
546:
541:
536:
531:
526:
521:
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
491:
486:
481:
475:
473:
466:
458:
457:
454:
453:
451:
450:
445:
440:
434:
432:
428:
427:
425:
424:
419:
414:
405:
400:
395:
390:
380:
378:
371:
365:
364:
357:
356:
349:
342:
334:
326:
325:
309:
288:
262:
261:
259:
256:
255:
254:
246:
232:
231:External links
229:
208:
205:
188:daisy-chaining
163:
160:
149:
143:
133:
128:
127:
126:
117:
116:
115:
112:
92:
89:
83:
68:expansion port
59:
56:
50:
47:
45:of the 1980s.
43:home computers
31:ROM cartridges
19:was a British
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1488:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1453:
1451:
1436:
1435:Steve Vickers
1433:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1414:
1412:
1408:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1350:
1348:
1344:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1322:
1319:
1318:
1316:
1312:
1306:
1305:ZX Microdrive
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1278:
1272:
1268:
1264:
1262:
1258:
1254:
1250:
1248:
1244:
1240:
1236:
1232:
1231:Komputer 2086
1228:
1224:
1220:
1216:
1212:
1208:
1204:
1200:
1196:
1192:
1190:
1186:
1182:
1178:
1174:
1170:
1166:
1162:
1158:
1154:
1150:
1146:
1142:
1138:
1134:
1131:ZX81 based:
1130:
1128:
1124:
1120:
1116:
1115:
1113:
1108:Compatible or
1105:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1074:
1068:
1065:
1064:
1062:
1060:
1056:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1023:
1021:
1017:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1002:
1000:
996:
990:
987:
985:
982:
981:
979:
977:
973:
968:
958:
955:
952:
948:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
925:
923:
920:
913:
909:
902:
897:
895:
890:
888:
883:
882:
879:
867:
866:Voice cloning
864:
862:
859:
857:
856:Phase vocoder
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
828:
826:
822:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
775:Alan W. Black
773:
772:
770:
764:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
744:
742:
738:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
693:
691:
687:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
642:
640:
636:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
567:
565:
561:
555:
552:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
519:Voice browser
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
490:
487:
485:
482:
480:
477:
476:
474:
470:
467:
465:
459:
449:
446:
444:
441:
439:
436:
435:
433:
429:
423:
420:
418:
415:
413:
409:
406:
404:
401:
399:
396:
394:
391:
389:
385:
382:
381:
379:
375:
372:
370:
369:Free software
366:
362:
355:
350:
348:
343:
341:
336:
335:
332:
322:
321:Your Spectrum
318:
313:
298:
292:
278:on 2012-03-05
277:
273:
267:
263:
253:
250:
247:
244:
243:
238:
235:
234:
228:
226:
225:
220:
219:
214:
204:
202:
198:
196:
193:
189:
184:
180:
177:
173:
169:
157:
155:
131:
111:
108:
106:
102:
88:
82:
75:
73:
69:
65:
55:
46:
44:
40:
36:
32:
29:
25:
22:
18:
1380:
1327:TS2050 Modem
1257:One Per Desk
1165:CZ 1500 Plus
1161:CZ 1000 Plus
1117:ZX80 based:
947:ZX Spectrum+
861:Self-voicing
840:
810:Philip Rubin
689:Applications
650:Mockingboard
479:Amazon Polly
462:Proprietary
320:
312:
301:. Retrieved
291:
280:. Retrieved
276:the original
266:
251:
240:
222:
216:
210:
200:
199:
185:
181:
165:
151:
109:
94:
86:
76:
63:
61:
52:
39:Commodore 64
16:
15:
1476:ZX Spectrum
1283:peripherals
1271:Jupiter Ace
1177:Ringo R-470
1169:CZ Spectrum
1141:Lambda 8300
943:ZX Spectrum
790:Gunnar Fant
768:Researchers
766:Developers/
706:Dr. Sbaitso
514:Readspeaker
393:Gnopernicus
84:LET KEYS=0
64:Microspeech
35:ZX Spectrum
1450:Categories
1290:ZX Printer
1251:QL based:
731:Voice font
696:AOLbyPhone
595:PPG Phonem
585:Chipspeech
524:CoolSpeech
303:2012-11-02
282:2012-11-02
258:References
213:DK'Tronics
176:SP0256-AL2
154:media help
101:allophones
24:peripheral
1371:Multiface
1267:SAM Coupé
1211:Dubna 48K
1133:Apply 300
1098:QL clones
1077:Lists of
1040:(TC 2068)
740:Protocols
726:PlainTalk
570:Alter/Ego
549:LaLaVoice
544:Voiceroid
438:eCantorix
398:Gnuspeech
195:interface
81:. Typing
1386:SpecDrum
1376:Kempston
1358:DISCiPLE
1253:CST Thor
1227:Kay 1024
1223:Sprinter
1207:Didaktik
1199:Pentagon
1173:NE-Z8000
1119:MicroAce
1038:T/S 2068
1033:T/S 1500
1028:T/S 1000
757:VoiceXML
701:DialogOS
620:Vocaloid
615:Vocalina
600:Realivox
534:CereProc
494:Talk It!
472:Speaking
464:software
388:eSpeakNG
377:Speaking
245:magazine
192:joystick
21:computer
1265:Other:
1261:Q40/Q60
1157:CZ 1500
1153:CZ 1000
1149:CZ 2000
1137:AS-1000
1049:TC 3256
1044:TC 2048
976:Amstrad
824:Process
645:Echo II
638:Machine
625:Xiaoice
563:Singing
484:DECtalk
431:Singing
417:FreeTTS
224:Zig Zag
218:Maziacs
207:History
1410:People
1381:Currah
1215:Hobbit
1145:CP-200
1127:NE-Z80
1079:clones
841:Currah
815:Yamaha
711:MBROLA
660:Phasor
575:Cantor
384:eSpeak
17:Currah
1243:Robik
1235:TK90X
1181:TK82C
851:PSOLA
752:SABLE
680:TuVox
554:15.ai
529:IVONA
448:Sinsy
412:Flite
319:from
242:CRASH
201:Booty
1362:MB02
1239:TK95
1189:TK85
1185:TK83
1123:TK80
938:ZX81
933:ZX80
928:MK14
665:RIAS
610:UTAU
403:Orca
221:and
79:KEYS
1195:ATM
1067:Z88
239:at
172:ROM
168:ULA
97:S$
72:UHF
1452::
1269:,
1259:,
1255:,
1245:,
1241:,
1237:,
1233:,
1229:,
1225:,
1221:,
1213:,
1209:,
1205:,
1201:,
1197:,
1187:,
1183:,
1179:,
1175:,
1171:,
1167:,
1163:,
1159:,
1155:,
1151:,
1147:,
1143:,
1139:,
1135:,
1125:,
1121:,
957:QL
949:,
37:,
1217:,
953:)
945:(
900:e
893:t
886:v
410:/
386:/
353:e
346:t
339:v
306:.
285:.
156:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.