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The MEA8000 is a Speech Synthesizer chip. It is a French equivalent to the [[SPO256]] speech chip.  
 
The MEA8000 is a Speech Synthesizer chip. It is a French equivalent to the [[SPO256]] speech chip.  
 
To hear what the MEA8000 chip is capable of go [here]].
 
  
 
With some clever programming it is possible to program a software Speech Synthesizer with good results.
 
With some clever programming it is possible to program a software Speech Synthesizer with good results.
 
Speech Synthesizer technology was also used in some games, with different quality.
 
  
 
== Hardware Speech Synthesisers ==
 
== Hardware Speech Synthesisers ==
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The French song ''Clair de la lune'' sung by a MEA8000 chip
 
The French song ''Clair de la lune'' sung by a MEA8000 chip
  
[[Media:Clair de la lune.mp3|French song by MEA8000]]
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[[Media:Clair de la lune.mp3|French song by MEA8000]] (mp3)
  
 
== Datasheet (English) ==
 
== Datasheet (English) ==

Revision as of 22:05, 4 January 2010

The MEA8000 is a Speech Synthesizer chip. It is a French equivalent to the SPO256 speech chip.

With some clever programming it is possible to program a software Speech Synthesizer with good results.

Hardware Speech Synthesisers

Amstrad SSA-1 Speech Synthesizer (SPO256 based)

Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer (SPO256 based)

TMPI speech synthetizer (MEA8000 based)

Software Speech synthesisers

Speech (Symbos software)

Speech Example

The French song Clair de la lune sung by a MEA8000 chip

French song by MEA8000 (mp3)

Datasheet (English)

Datasheet MEA8000 (PDF)

Documentation

Weblinks

[[1]] (French)