Sound synthesizing apparatus
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1. A sound synthesizing apparatus comprising:
- (a) a sound synthesizing circuit for converting various parameters indicative of sound data into sound signals;
(b) a timing control circuit for producing various timing signals in accordance with an external synchronous signal, a signal from said sound synthesizing circuit and with an external trigger signal;
(c) a sequence control circuit responsive to a signal indicative of termination of one word from said sound synthesizing circuit, for generating an output signal;
(d) a first memory in which information indicative of the order of words to be pronounced and intervals between said words as well as switching information are prestored, the address of said first memory being designated by said output signal of said sequence control circuit;
(e) a variable data producing circuit for producing data which varies as a function of time;
(f) a switching circuit controlled by said switching information for selecting said information indicative of the order of words from said first memory or the variable data;
(g) a second memory in which pieces of information indicative of first addresses of sound data are prestored, one of said pieces of information being selected in accordance with said information or variable data from said switching circuit; and
(h) a third memory in which said sound data is prestored as parameters, said sound data being read out in accordance with said information from said second memory one after another in synchronism with a timing signal from said timing control circuit and a signal from said sound synthesizing circuit.
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Abstract
In this speech synthesizer which announces the time, storage and complexity is minimized by switching selection of fixed data and variable data from corresponding memories, to compose the phrase "the time is five o'"'"'clock".
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1. A sound synthesizing apparatus comprising:
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(a) a sound synthesizing circuit for converting various parameters indicative of sound data into sound signals; (b) a timing control circuit for producing various timing signals in accordance with an external synchronous signal, a signal from said sound synthesizing circuit and with an external trigger signal; (c) a sequence control circuit responsive to a signal indicative of termination of one word from said sound synthesizing circuit, for generating an output signal; (d) a first memory in which information indicative of the order of words to be pronounced and intervals between said words as well as switching information are prestored, the address of said first memory being designated by said output signal of said sequence control circuit; (e) a variable data producing circuit for producing data which varies as a function of time; (f) a switching circuit controlled by said switching information for selecting said information indicative of the order of words from said first memory or the variable data; (g) a second memory in which pieces of information indicative of first addresses of sound data are prestored, one of said pieces of information being selected in accordance with said information or variable data from said switching circuit; and (h) a third memory in which said sound data is prestored as parameters, said sound data being read out in accordance with said information from said second memory one after another in synchronism with a timing signal from said timing control circuit and a signal from said sound synthesizing circuit.
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2. A sound synthesizing apparatus comprising a sound synthesizing circuit, which converts sound data into sound signals, and a control circuit, said control circuit comprising:
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(a) a first memory in which information indicative of the order of words to be pronounced and intervals between said words as well as switching information are prestored, said first memory being arranged to send a piece of address information one after another in response to a timing signal fed thereto; (b) a variable data producing circuit for producing data which varies as a function of time; (c) a switching circuit controlled by said switching information for selecting said information indicative of the order of words from said first memory or the variable data; (d) a second memory in which pieces of information indicative of first addresses of sound data are prestored, one of said pieces of information being selected in accordance with said information or variable data from said switching circuit; and (e) a third memory in which said sound data is prestored as parameters, said sound data being read out in accordance with said information from said second memory one after another in synchroniusm with an external synchronous signal, the read out parameter train being fed to said sound synthesizing circuit to be converted into sound signals. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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