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[[Image:Synthetiseur vocale 1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Technimusique sythesiseur vocal]]
[[Image:Synthetiseur vocale 1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Technimusique sythesiseur vocal]]
The device appeared on the French market and was apparently a ported version from the [[ORIC]] one, Oric being a popular machine in France.


== Technical Specs. ==
== Technical Specs. ==
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* [[MEA8000 I/O Ports and Pinouts]]
* [[MEA8000 I/O Ports and Pinouts]]
* [[MEA8000 Voice Generator]]
* [[MEA8000 Voice Generator]]
Now, thanks to Jose Leandro, the hardware specialist of the spectrum, with his famous page :
http://trastero.speccy.org/cosas/JL/JL.htm
We can know more about this hardware.


== Supported Games ==
== Supported Games ==
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<gallery caption="TMPI speech synthetizer (version without oscillator)">
<gallery caption="TMPI speech synthetizer (version without oscillator)">
Image:TMPI 1.jpg|Front
Image:TMPI 1.jpg|Front
Image:TMPI 2.jpg|Rear
Image:TMPI 2.jpg|Rear
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Image:TMPI 5.jpg|Solder Side
Image:TMPI 5.jpg|Solder Side
Image:TMPI MEA8000 CPC Without Osc.jpg|Schematic
Image:TMPI MEA8000 CPC Without Osc.jpg|Schematic
</gallery>
</gallery>
<br>
<br>
<gallery caption="TMPI speech synthetizer (version without oscillator) 300dpi scans">
<gallery caption="TMPI speech synthetizer (version without oscillator) 300dpi scans">
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Vocal_Top.jpg|Top
 
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Vocal_Side.jpg|Side
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Vocal_Bottom.jpg|Bottom
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Vocal_PCB_Top.jpg|PCB Top
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Vocal_PCB_Top.jpg|PCB Top
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Vocal_PCB_Bottom.jpg|PCB Bottom
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Vocal_PCB_Bottom.jpg|PCB Bottom
Image:TMPI-Speech-Synthesizer-PCB.png|TMPI-Speech-Synthesizer-PCB
Image:TMPI-Speech-Synthesizer-Layout.png|TMPI-Speech-Synthesizer-Layout
</gallery>
<gallery caption="TMPI Speech Synthetizer Box">
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Vocal_Top.jpg|Top Box
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Vocal_Side.jpg|Side Box
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Vocal_Bottom.jpg|Bottom Box
</gallery>
<gallery caption="The EMR MIDI Interface Layout, thanks to Jose Leandro">
File:TMPI Speech Syntesizer - caja1.jpg|Box 1
File:TMPI Speech Syntesizer - caja2.jpg|Box 2
File:TMPI Speech Syntesizer - interface_delante.jpg|Interface Top
File:TMPI Speech Syntesizer - interface_detras.jpg|Interface Bottom
File:TMPI Speech Syntesizer - cara_componentes.jpg|Components
File:TMPI Speech Syntesizer - cara_pistas.jpg|Tracks
File:TMPI Speech Syntesizer - esquema.png|Layout
File:TMPI Speech Syntesizer - placa.png|PCB
</gallery>
<gallery caption="TMPI Speech Synthetizer Software">
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Disc_Side_A.jpg|Software Disc Side A
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Disc_Side_A.jpg|Software Disc Side A
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Disc_Side_B.jpg|Software Disc Side B
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Disc_Side_B.jpg|Software Disc Side B
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Tape_Side_A.jpg|Software Tape Side A
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Tape_Side_A.jpg|Software Tape Side A
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Tape_Side_B.jpg|Software Tape Side B
Image:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Tape_Side_B.jpg|Software Tape Side B
</gallery>
</gallery>


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== Manual ==
== Manual ==


* [[Media:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Vocal_Manual.pdf|TMPI Speech Synthesizer Manual]] (pdf)
* [[Media:TechniMusique_Synthetiseur_Vocal_Manual.pdf|TMPI Speech Synthesizer Manual]] {{FR}} {{PDF}}


== Other Speech Synthesizers ==
== Other Speech Synthesizers ==
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== Weblinks ==
== Weblinks ==


* [http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=4660 ''TMPI Speech Synthesizer'' from CPC-Power]
* [https://cpcrulez.fr/hardware-audio-synthetiseur_vocal_TMPI.htm ''TMPI Speech Synthesizer'' from CPCrulez]
* [http://hardware.speccy.org/temp/Amstrad-SV.html  ''TMPI Speech Synthesizer'' from hardware.speccy.org]
* http://vesta.homelinux.free.fr/site/wiki/cpc6128_amstrad.html - TMPI Speech Details (French)
* http://vesta.homelinux.free.fr/site/wiki/cpc6128_amstrad.html - TMPI Speech Details (French)
* http://vesta.homelinux.free.fr/site/wiki/le_synthetiseur_vocal_mea_8000.html - MEA8000 Chip Details (French)
* http://vesta.homelinux.free.fr/site/wiki/le_synthetiseur_vocal_mea_8000.html - MEA8000 Chip Details (French)
* [https://framagit.org/offset/techni-musique-speech-acepansion Techni-Musique Speech ACEpansion] on Framagit
* [https://youtu.be/77MoaJLs_Do Présentation du synthétiseur vocal TMPI] by [[Poulette73]]


  [[Category:Peripherals]] [[Category:Music and sound]] [[Category:Manual]]
  [[Category:Peripherals]] [[Category:Music and sound]] [[Category:Manual]]

Latest revision as of 01:01, 10 April 2025

A speech synthesizer made by TechniMusique et Parole Informatique (TMPI).

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Technimusique sythesiseur vocal

Technical Specs.

I/O ports (as used by the included disk software): 

 FBFEh TMPI Speech MEA8000 Data Register
 FBFFh TMPI Speech MEA8000 Command/Status Register
  • Caution - As seen in the schematic, only A0..A7 seem to be decoded, but A8..A15 aren't. If that is true, then the device can conflict with almost all other existing hardware, including important internal components: Gate Array, CRTC, ROM Bank, Printer Port, PIO and PSG (for these devices A0..A7 are don't care, so it's perfectly possible that some programs access them with FEh or FFh in lower address bits).
  • Bugfix - Add some circuit that ensures A10=LOW (eg. ORing it with /IORQ should do it).
  • Clock - There seem to be two versions of the device: One using the 4MHz signal from the CPC's expansion port. The other using an external unknown frequency (?) oscillator. The internal 3.84MHz oscillator (in the MEA8000 chip) isn't used by either version.

For details on the speech chip, see :

Now, thanks to Jose Leandro, the hardware specialist of the spectrum, with his famous page :

http://trastero.speccy.org/cosas/JL/JL.htm

We can know more about this hardware.

Supported Games

  • 7 logiciels vocaux éducatifs & utilitaires (TMPI) (Box Cover)

Pictures (version without Oscillator)


Pictures (version with Oscillator)

This version uses an external unknown frequency oscillator. According to the schematic, speech is not injected to the SOUND pin on expansion port. /RD and /IORQ are decoded differently as in the other version. /WR is not used (instead the chips /W pin is wired to GND).

Manual

Other Speech Synthesizers

Downloads

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