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== The Speaker ==
== The Speaker ==


The Speaker is a software speech synthesizer, originally written by Xavier Grossetete and published as a BASIC listing in French Magazine CPC Infos in 1991. It was later retyped by [https://norecess464.weebly.com/news/the-speaker-an-impressive-text-to-speech-program-for-the-amstrad-cpc NoRecess] in 2011 and distributed as a DSK file called -SAY.dsk.
The Speaker is a software speech synthesizer for the Amstrad. It was published as a BASIC listing in French Magazine CPC Infos by Xavier Grossetete in 1991. This was based on a port of the Spectrum Speech program by Superior Software, published in 1986. The Speaker was then retyped by [https://norecess464.weebly.com/news/the-speaker-an-impressive-text-to-speech-program-for-the-amstrad-cpc NoRecess] in 2011 and distributed as a DSK file called -SAY.dsk.


The original code has been disassembled by [[CPSoft]]. It is being converted into a ROM extension, which will soon be available to download. The Z80 assembly source code will also be available to download.
The original code has been disassembled by [[CPSoft]]. It is being converted into a ROM extension, which will soon be available to download. The Z80 assembly source code will also be available to download.

Revision as of 11:02, 20 April 2026

The Speaker

The Speaker is a software speech synthesizer for the Amstrad. It was published as a BASIC listing in French Magazine CPC Infos by Xavier Grossetete in 1991. This was based on a port of the Spectrum Speech program by Superior Software, published in 1986. The Speaker was then retyped by NoRecess in 2011 and distributed as a DSK file called -SAY.dsk.

The original code has been disassembled by CPSoft. It is being converted into a ROM extension, which will soon be available to download. The Z80 assembly source code will also be available to download.

Download

  • The Speaker Extension ROM - Coming soon
  • The Speaker source code - Coming soon