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The CallText 5010 is a descendent of DECtalk, so the voice he used has been around. Hawking's voice was based on Perfect Paul, which the DECtalk Express I have
by classichasclass 8y ago
The CallText 5010 is a descendent of DECtalk, so the voice he used has been around. Hawking's voice was based on Perfect Paul, which the DECtalk Express I have here is set to, and sounds very much like him. You can still buy these devices and a software version is available.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DECtalk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DECtalk
https://www.fastcompany.com/3050267/stephen-hawkings-voice-is-now-open-source-and-free-to-download https://www.fastcompany.com/3050267/stephen-hawkings-voice-i...
- mwcampbell 8y agoJust curious, do you still use a DECtalk Express day to day, or do you just have one for the sake of nostalgia? What do you use a speech synthesizer for (e.g. screen reader)?
- classichasclass 8y agoIt's just for fun. I got it because it sounds like Hawking. It came DOA from a music shop and it just turned out the battery pack needed to be serviced. Anything with a serial port can use it to speak.