Voice synthesizer
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1. A voice synthesizer for simulating a voice singing the lyrics of a song comprising:
- a speech synthesizer for electronically producing spoken words in response to coded signals representing word syllables;
record means for storing coded signals representative of the syllables of the words of a song;
data keyboard means for entering coded signals representative of the syllables of the words of a song into said record means;
musical keyboard means for playing the notes of a melody;
means responsive to said musical keyboard means for transferring coded signals from said record means to said speech synthesizer, said responsive means transferring one coded syllable signal for each musical note played; and
pitch control means responsive to the musical note played by said musical keyboard means for controlling the pitch at which said speech synthesizer produces the syllables of the words of a song.
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Abstract
A voice synthesizer is disclosed for simulating a voice singing the lyrics of a song. The synthesizer comprises a phoneme speech synthesizer in which the phonemes are sounded at a pitch controlled by the keys or notes played on a musical keyboard. The tempo of the sung lyrics is controlled by the tempo at which the keys of the keyboard are played.
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1. A voice synthesizer for simulating a voice singing the lyrics of a song comprising:
- a speech synthesizer for electronically producing spoken words in response to coded signals representing word syllables;
record means for storing coded signals representative of the syllables of the words of a song;
data keyboard means for entering coded signals representative of the syllables of the words of a song into said record means;
musical keyboard means for playing the notes of a melody;
means responsive to said musical keyboard means for transferring coded signals from said record means to said speech synthesizer, said responsive means transferring one coded syllable signal for each musical note played; and
pitch control means responsive to the musical note played by said musical keyboard means for controlling the pitch at which said speech synthesizer produces the syllables of the words of a song. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- a speech synthesizer for electronically producing spoken words in response to coded signals representing word syllables;
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6. A voice synthesizer for simulating a voice singing the lyrics of a song comprising:
- a phoneme speech synthesizer for producing electrical signals corresponding to phoneme sounds;
audio output means connected to said speech synthesizer for producing audible phoneme sounds;
record means for storing coded signals respresentative of phonemes;
data keyboard means for entering coded signals representative of the phoneme sounds that make up the lyrics of a song, said signals being grouped in syllables that correspond to the syllables of the words of the lyrics, into said record means;
musical keyboard means for playing the notes of a melody;
means responsive to actuation of a key of said musical keyboard means for transferring a group of coded phoneme signals that make up a syllable from said record means to said speech synthesizer; and
pitch control means responsive to actuation of a key of said musical keyboard means for controlling the pitch at which the group of phonemes corresponding to the phoneme signals transferred to said speech synthesizer are sounded. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a phoneme speech synthesizer for producing electrical signals corresponding to phoneme sounds;
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16. A voice synthesizer for simulating a voice singing the lyrics of a song comprising:
- a speech synthesizer for electronically producing spoken words in response to coded signals representing word syllables;
record means for storing coded signals representative of the syllables of the words of a song;
data keyboard means for entering coded signals representative of the syllables of the words of a song into said record means;
musical keyboard means for playing the notes of a melody; and
means responsive to said musical keyboard means for transferring coded signals from said record means to said speech synthesizer, said responsive means transferring one coded syllable signal for each musical note played, whereby the tempo of the words produced by said speech synthesizer is controlled by said musical keyboard means. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
- a speech synthesizer for electronically producing spoken words in response to coded signals representing word syllables;
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