Audible Kinematology is a planned documentary that will explore the life of British audio pioneer Stanley Watkins. … Read More New Documentary, Audible Kinematology, About British Audio Pioneer Stanley Watkins
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
This video is an amazing historical demo, from 1939, of the VODER – considered by some to be the first attempt to synthesise human speech by breaking it down into its component sounds and then reproducing the sound patterns electronically. Per Wendy Carlos: Homer Dudley….invented the VODER (Voice Operating DEmonstratoR), an electronic speaking instrument, which… Read More The Voder, A Speech Synthesizer From 1939
