Synthetic Sound Labs Recreates 1939 VODER Talking Machine

The VODER “talking machine,” originally created by Bell Laboratories for the 1939 New York World’s Fair and San Francisco Exhibitions, has been recreated using modern components made by Synthetic Sound Labs (SSL), under contract by Nokia Bell Labs. The new VODER is going to be played later this month as part of the Human Digital… Read More Synthetic Sound Labs Recreates 1939 VODER Talking Machine

SSL Scat-Talker Puts Old-School Speech Synthesis Into An MU Module

The Synthetic Sound Labs Scat-Talker is a dotcom-style MU module that puts old-school style speech synthesis under voltage control. They note: The Scat-Talker can be made to ‘speak’ by sequencing its phonemes in specific orders, but be warned that the process is quite time consuming. If that is your goal we have some helpful publications… Read More SSL Scat-Talker Puts Old-School Speech Synthesis Into An MU Module

Synthetic Sound Labs Debuts VCA/ADSR Envelope Generator Combo Module

Synthetic Sound Labs has released the newest member of its line of Synthesizers.com (DOTCOM) compatible analog synthesizer modules, the 1235 Voltage Controlled Amplifier (VCA) / ADSR Envelope Generator (ADSR) Combo. The compact module carries out functions that would traditionally require the space for at least two separate 1 MU modules in a single-width space. In a typical… Read More Synthetic Sound Labs Debuts VCA/ADSR Envelope Generator Combo Module