Gen.Inst. SP0256-AL2 speech processor

[joecioppi]

Hi,

This older speech chip used allophones of English to synthesize spoken words. It was sold in RadioShack years ago, but is scarce now. I would like to take advantage of the parallel data inputs. Can anyone direct me to a source of these old chips or a functional equivalent?


joecioppi

 

[saturn1bguy]

This older speech chip used allophones of English to synthesize spoken words. It was sold in RadioShack years ago, but is scarce now. I would like to take advantage of the parallel data inputs. Can anyone direct me to a source of these old chips or a functional equivalent?

That was a fun chip to play with in its day, the Votrax SC-01 too. (I have an SPO256-AL2 but it's not available, alas, sorry.)

I poked around and can't find a source either...

 

[joecioppi]

Thanks for your interest and efforts.

Joe

 

[saturn1bguy]

It looks like this guy is selling them for $30 each!

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[joecioppi]

Thanks Corey,

That was fast for finding the needle in the haystack. I'll buy one if I come across $30...ha...

I want to get it to play random allophones loaded from a counter chip.

Joe

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

There was a thread a bit back which mentioned making your own, it used the allophones from the original chip, and played them back with a PIC.

 

[mhcapps]

sp0256

Hi,

I found a few tubes of NOS, SP0256A-080's in one of my older chip boxes today They are used for speech, robot kits etc and pretty hard to find new. They are 86 date codes, and the cost is $12 shipped in the US and $15 worldwide. I can also sell all 30 pcs for $225 shipped worldwide. Here is a little info from the web on the chip:

The SP0256-080 produces all 59 phonemes of the English language plus 5 pauses of different
durations. This is the simplest approach to universal speech synthesis and the speech quality makes for a
good robot voice. Each of the phoneme's speech patterns are individually addressable, making the
SP0256-080 capable of saying anything that can be said in the English language. This chip is rare and
getting harder to find! Features: Cool "Retro" Robotic Speech * Stand Alone Operation with inexpensive
support components * Allophone Synthesis.

Thanks,
Mark Capps

 

[hotwaterwizard]

SPO256-AL2 Chip info

https://www.electro-tech-online.com/custompdfs/2011/03/SPO256-AL2.pdf

little-scale: SP0256-AL2 Sample Pack

IN STOCK

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SP0256-AL2 Speech IC

 

[sid6581]

Hi,

I found a few tubes of NOS, SP0256A-080's in one of my older chip boxes today They are used for speech, robot kits etc and pretty hard to find new. They are 86 date codes, and the cost is $12 shipped in the US and $15 worldwide. I can also sell all 30 pcs for $225 shipped worldwide. Here is a little info from the web on the chip:

The SP0256-080 produces all 59 phonemes of the English language plus 5 pauses of different
durations. This is the simplest approach to universal speech synthesis and the speech quality makes for a
good robot voice. Each of the phoneme's speech patterns are individually addressable, making the
SP0256-080 capable of saying anything that can be said in the English language. This chip is rare and
getting harder to find! Features: Cool "Retro" Robotic Speech * Stand Alone Operation with inexpensive
support components * Allophone Synthesis.

Thanks,
Mark Capps

Are they the allophone version?

 

[colin55]

They have to be SPO256-AL2 for the allophone version.
I have a PC board using the chip with amplififer and an article with a dictionary of words.

 

[shokjok]

I also have an SPO256 speech synthesis chip, without a datasheet. Its whereabouts isn't known, I know it's on my listed inventory.
I am keeping my eyes open for the Radio Shack speech kit that uses this chip, so I can experiment with robotic speech for my voicemail.

 

[colin55]

I have hundreds of the SPO256-AL2 chips for $6.00 plus postage