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The MEA8000 is a french Speech Synthesizer chip. It is a French equivalent to the [[SPO256]] speech chip.
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The MEA8000 is a Speech Synthesizer chip. It is a French equivalent to the [[SPO256]] speech chip.
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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.
 
Speech Synthesizer technology was also used in some games, with different quality.
* Hardware Speech Synthesisers
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== Hardware Speech Synthesisers ==
  
 
[[Amstrad SSA-1 Speech Synthesizer]] (SPO256 based)
 
[[Amstrad SSA-1 Speech Synthesizer]] (SPO256 based)
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[[Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer]] (SPO256 based)
 
[[Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer]] (SPO256 based)
  
* Software Speech synthesisers
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== Software Speech synthesisers ==
  
Speech (Symbos software)
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[[Speech]] (Symbos software)
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* Games using Speech Synthesizer
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== Games using Speech Synthesizer ==
  
 
Ghostbusters (Software)
 
Ghostbusters (Software)
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Robocop (Software)
 
Robocop (Software)
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== Datasheet (English) ==
 
== Datasheet (English) ==
Datasheet SPO256 (PDF)
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Datasheet MEA8000 (PDF)

Revision as of 21:42, 3 September 2006

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.

Speech Synthesizer technology was also used in some games, with different quality.

Hardware Speech Synthesisers

Amstrad SSA-1 Speech Synthesizer (SPO256 based)

Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer (SPO256 based)

Software Speech synthesisers

Speech (Symbos software)

Games using Speech Synthesizer

Ghostbusters (Software)

Jumpjet (Hardware)

LastV8 (Software)

Robocop (Software)

Datasheet (English)

Datasheet MEA8000 (PDF)