cheap speech synthesizer

[flemmard]

Hi all,
Can anyone suggest me a cheap speech synthesizer for my PIC project?
Thanks !

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Hi all,
Can anyone suggest me a cheap speech synthesizer for my PIC project?
Thanks !

I think you're 20 years too late!.

 

[picasm]

Hi all,
Can anyone suggest me a cheap speech synthesizer for my PIC project?
Thanks !

Many years ago the SPO256 chip would have been ideal - but now is obsolete and only occasionally found on ebay now.

There is an interesting project to re-create that chip using a pic micro at:
**broken link removed**
Although the speech quality is not as good as the original.

A better commercial version is the "Speakjet" which also uses a pic micro - but it is not so cheap.

Your other alternative is to use an addressable record/playback chip and they vary in price depending on the amount of playback time.

Modifying a cheap mp3 player is also a possibility if you can manage to control it somehow.

 

[flemmard]

Many years ago the SPO256 chip would have been ideal - but now is obsolete and only occasionally found on ebay now.

There is an interesting project to re-create that chip using a pic micro at:
**broken link removed**
Although the speech quality is not as good as the original.

A better commercial version is the "Speakjet" which also uses a pic micro - but it is not so cheap.

Your other alternative is to use an addressable record/playback chip and they vary in price depending on the amount of playback time.

Modifying a cheap mp3 player is also a possibility if you can manage to control it somehow.

Hi thanks for your reply. btw , can you please tell me how do i program my voice into record/playback chip? part no for that?


Thanks again

 

[picasm]

Hi thanks for your reply. btw , can you please tell me how do i program my voice into record/playback chip? part no for that?
Thanks again

There are many voice record/playback chips to choose from, a cheap 20 second playback chip is the Winbond ISD1420. Datasheet is at:
https://www.winbond-usa.com/products/isd_products/chipcorder/datasheets/1400/ISD1400.pdf

You need to build the circuit as shown in the datasheet and record your voice onto it directly with a microphone.

If you search on google you will probably find some projects using that chip.

There may be other better chips available cheaply now - perhaps someone else may suggest some.

 

[viffer]

You could do worse than something like this?

**broken link removed**

 

[ericgibbs]

There are many voice record/playback chips to choose from, a cheap 20 second playback chip is the Winbond ISD1420. Datasheet is at:
http://www.winbond-usa.com/products/isd_products/chipcorder/datasheets/1400/ISD1400.pdf

You need to build the circuit as shown in the datasheet and record your voice onto it directly with a microphone.

If you search on google you will probably find some projects using that chip.

There may be other better chips available cheaply now - perhaps someone else may suggest some.

hi,
While looking at something else came across this, may help.
http://mdubuc.freeshell.org/Robotics/Tips.html#isd4003

 

[Hero999]

You could do worse than something like this?

**broken link removed**

Hi and welcome to the forum, thank you for the suggestion but it is a bit expensive, the origional poster wanted something cheap.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Hi and welcome to the forum, thank you for the suggestion but it is a bit expensive, the origional poster wanted something cheap.

But looks like fun though!

I've still got an SPO256 'somewhere', I can't say I was ever overly impressed with it - I used it on a 6502 based machine.

 

[3v0]

SpeachChips.com has some voice chips in the $25US range. That is a bit cheaper then ChrownHill but still on the high side,

If Nigel was unhappy with the SPO256 it makes on wonder how bad the PIC Talker must.

 

[flemmard]

Thank You Guys

Thank you guys ! I got what i needed.

 

[flemmard]

There are many voice record/playback chips to choose from, a cheap 20 second playback chip is the Winbond ISD1420. Datasheet is at:
https://www.winbond-usa.com/products/isd_products/chipcorder/datasheets/1400/ISD1400.pdf

You need to build the circuit as shown in the datasheet and record your voice onto it directly with a microphone.

If you search on google you will probably find some projects using that chip.

There may be other better chips available cheaply now - perhaps someone else may suggest some.

Hi,
I searched a lot for this chip to buy one for me.But i couldnt get it anywhere.Is there anyother part or manufacturer doing the same thing?
Thanks

 

[ericgibbs]

Hi,
I searched a lot for this chip to buy one for me.But i couldnt get it anywhere.Is there anyother part or manufacturer doing the same thing?
Thanks

hi,
Maplin's stock some speech processors.

The WTS701 at £24.99 Code no: N86BT plus other ic's.
Checked ther Stock!,,, no longer stocked,, so much for their Catalog!.

EDIT: They have this device.

**broken link removed**

 

[rangerdoc]

In case anyone is still looking, I listed a new SP0256 on Ebay last night. Do a search for "SP0256" and you'll find it.

 

[mrmonteith]

It's sad that since I've played with the SP0256 in the late 80's not much work has been done in this area. Not unless you have bottomless pockets. I don't know if no one has come up with a better way, loss of interests, or what.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

It's sad that since I've played with the SP0256 in the late 80's not much work has been done in this area. Not unless you have bottomless pockets. I don't know if no one has come up with a better way, loss of interests, or what.

Companies only manufacture chips if there's a market for them, the SP0256 never really found a market, so it was dropped - and as no market has appeared since, nothing else has really happened.

 

[Luhan]

Cheap PIC Speech

Try this one..