cr1901 changed the topic of ##yamahasynths to: Channel dedicated to questions and discussion of Yamaha FM Synthesizer internals and corresponding REing. Discussion of synthesis methods similar to the Yamaha line of chips, Sound Blasters + clones, PCM chips like RF5C68, and CD theory of operation are also on-topic. Channel logs: https://libera.irclog.whitequark.org/~h~yamahasynths
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<andlabs>
a bunch of you joked about how I didn't have a PC-88 yet
<andlabs>
well uhh that's no longer true...
<gewt>
now you need a computer with speech synth built in
<tunixman>
I think back in the day we would bitbang the volume of the SID to use it like a DAC for rudimentary speech.
<tunixman>
not exactly a yamaha but it was something. I also grabbed a random voice chip from radio shack and threw it on a board and had a low-budget speak and spell. I guess that would have been TI?
<m4t>
the ones radioshack was selling were archer branded CTS256A-AL2 i think
<m4t>
(i just built a little speech synth board using one). they may have had others though
<m4t>
GI General Instrument which became Microchip
<andlabs>
gewt: I have a US BBC Micro
<andlabs>
those all came with the speech expansion as standard
<gewt>
ah, cool
<andlabs>
as well as the econet expansion
<andlabs>
and I have brought up the speech synth capabilities of the Yamaha MSX sound expansions as well before, just not in detail yet <s>to avoid being nerdsniped</s> =P
<tunixman>
oooho yeah archer hahaha
<tunixman>
I was at Analog for a bit a few years back.
<andlabs>
ooh
<tunixman>
Working for an internal acquihire so when I'd dig up old csound files and send them to the team everyone was like man that's got to be russian spam you've been hacked tunixman
<andlabs>
csound? the open source project?
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<tunixman>
yep!
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<andlabs>
oh right I should mention the model I bought is the PC-8801MC
<ZrX-NoMs>
Anyone happen to have a Sony DSC-1024HD control software floppy at hand?