30 Dec
2008
30 Dec
'08
5:18 p.m.
If offered for $300 would anyone be interested in a kit to build a
discrete resistor/capacitor/analog implementation of a Votrax
synthesizer/vocal tract? Most of the digital parts would be done using a
PIC. Would be mostly SC-01 compatible with possible RS-232 phoneme entry
and optional text to speech.
Please respond off-list if you're interested, if enough people show
interest we may offer it. The price is not final.
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Jonathan Gevaryahu
jgevaryahu(@t)hotmail(d0t)com
jzg22(@t)drexel(d0t)edu
30 Dec
30 Dec
6:53 p.m.
Jonathan,
I do not think there will be much of a market for a kit as the SC-01As are
still available. A reputable dealer I've purchased Hero Robot parts from
before is offering SC-01As for $36 on E-bay ( 380093154233 ). Just for the
exercise and learning experience you should go ahead and figure out the
design. Your time would be well spent. Don't see a market though, at least
not yet.
Best regards, Steven
Subject: Any interest in a build-it-yourself votrax synthesizer kit?
If offered for $300 would anyone be interested in a
kit to build a
discrete resistor/capacitor/analog implementation of a Votrax
synthesizer/vocal tract? Most of the digital parts would be done using a
PIC. Would be mostly SC-01 compatible with possible RS-232 phoneme entry
and optional text to speech.
Please respond off-list if you're interested, if enough people show
interest we may offer it. The price is not final.
--
Jonathan Gevaryahu
8:30 p.m.
While I think the SC01A is sort of interesting, why not go vintage
with an S-100 board circa 1976?
http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/davies/esp7cpt.html
A friend ordered a demo tape from them and we'd get together with a
bunch of friends and a big pot of spaghetti and bring out various
substances to abuse and play the tape:
http://incolor.inetnebr.com/bill_r/computalker.htm
...and laugh ourselves silly. Hey, what can I say, it was the 70's.
Angie Dickinson was still pretty hot stuff...
Cheers,
Chuck
6:58 p.m.
Jonathan,
That sounds like a cool project for those who like to delve into such
things, but to be honest, the Speakjet is pretty much a functional
equivalent with a full kit for $69.99
http://magnevation.com/products.htm
Curt
Jonathan Gevaryahu wrote:
If offered for $300 would anyone be interested in a
kit to build a
discrete resistor/capacitor/analog implementation of a Votrax
synthesizer/vocal tract? Most of the digital parts would be done using
a PIC. Would be mostly SC-01 compatible with possible RS-232 phoneme
entry and optional text to speech.
Please respond off-list if you're interested, if enough people show
interest we may offer it. The price is not final.
31 Dec
31 Dec
8:10 a.m.
On Dec 30, 2008, at 8:18 PM, Jonathan Gevaryahu wrote:
If offered for $300 would anyone be interested in a
kit to build a
discrete resistor/capacitor/analog implementation of a Votrax
synthesizer/vocal tract? Most of the digital parts would be done
using a PIC. Would be mostly SC-01 compatible with possible RS-232
phoneme entry and optional text to speech.
Please respond off-list if you're interested, if enough people show
interest we may offer it. The price is not final.
Interesting idea, but...I see SC-01A chips pop up every so often.
I'd say it's more valuable as a "cool thing to do" rather than a big
sales venture.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
12:17 p.m.
Jonathan Gevaryahu wrote:
If offered for $300 would anyone be interested in a
kit to build a
discrete resistor/capacitor/analog implementation of a Votrax
synthesizer/vocal tract? Most of the digital parts would be done using a
PIC. Would be mostly SC-01 compatible with possible RS-232 phoneme entry
and optional text to speech.
Please respond off-list if you're interested, if enough people show
interest we may offer it. The price is not final.
I'd be more interested to see a good model (or indeed just a circuit
diagram) of the filter part, so I could implement it in software ;-)
Gordon
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