Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The DECtalk is a feature packed voice synthesizer and this model, the DTC01, was the first DECtalk released in 1984.

DECtalk DTC01 Emulator: archive.org/details/dectalk

If you want to use any of the examples from this video, I've uploaded the entire script here with some light formatting: gist.github.com/AkBKukU/dba8d5fb3cd428a35f80aabc08fc60f2

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:46 Speech Synth History
3:33 A Closer look at the DTC01
5:05 Using the DTC01
9:34 Dennis Klatt's Work
11:54 Other Uses of the Speech Model
12:50 DECtalk over the Phone
16:58 Phonemes and Singing
19:55 DECtalk Express
21:08 Closing Thoughts

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