Voder and other old-ass voice synthesizers

luiysia

Ruko's Ruffians
Defender of Defoko
I found this podcast episode discussing the Voder
In 1939, an astonishing new machine debuted at the New York World’s Fair. It was called the “Voder,” short for “Voice Operating Demonstrator.” It looked sort of like a futuristic church organ.

An operator — known as a “Voderette” — sat at the Voder’s curved wooden console with a giant speaker towering behind her. She faced an expectant audience, placed her hands on a keyboard in front of her, and then played something the world had never really heard before.

A synthesized voice.


I thought this was pretty interesting
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Cine

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Defender of Defoko
I've always thought Voder was so cool, but I haven't seen that other video before so I didn't know he sung. I hope he get's brought back as maybe a chipspeech bank.

There was another computer built in the 60s that could sing too, the IBM 7094, who's voice you might recognize.

 

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