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DECtalk
DECtalk is a speech synthesizer and text-to-speech technology that was developed by Digital Equipment Corporation in 1983, based largely on the work of Dennis Klatt at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, whose source-filter algorithm was variously known as KlattTalk or MITalk. Uses ranged from interacting with the public to allowing those with speech disabilities to verbalize, even giving a public speech.
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DECtalk is a speech synthesizer and text-to-speech technology that was developed by Digital Equipment Corporation in 1983, based largely on the work of Dennis Klatt at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, whose source-filter algorithm was variously known as KlattTalk or MITalk. Uses ranged from interacting with the public to allowing those with speech disabilities to verbalize, even giving a public speech.
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