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The Voder – Bell Labs (1939)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hyI_dM5cGo

by unimpressive • 12 years ago

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unimpressive2• 12 years ago

Demonstration of the first electronic speech synthesizer.

Included in this demo:

1. The voders capability to say words with expression.

2. Voice pitch changes.

3. The voder singing.

4. Speaking foreign languages.

5. Reciting the alphabet.

kevinday• 12 years ago

You can see it sort-of in use at the start of this AT&T commercial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEp6ca9Ppks

unimpressive2• 12 years ago

For a much shorter video demonstration of the first part:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rAyrmm7vv0

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