Freaky tip: Instant gratification! Modulate chord selection (the Wave knob) with the random
pattern wave of the LFO. It's the next-to-last LFO wave option. On the Matrix select
LFO>Wave and set modulation strength anywhere between 50 and 100.
6.3.11. Vowel and speech synthesis (Speech)
Description: In the late '70s Texas Instruments began to research speech synthesis. With the
results of their research, Texas Instruments created Speak & Spell, the very first talking toy.
It soon became clear that synthesising the human voice was not easy. We create speech
by cleverly using the throat and tongue to form vowels and consonants. A vowel is a sound
that you produce with an unrestricted sound flow like Aaah, Uuuh and Iiiiii. Consonants are
all other sounds that delimit and shape vowels.
Type: The wave knob will first scan through formants (from 0 to around 100), then through
libraries of colors, numbers, letters, and words.
Timbre: The timbre knob will act on the speech itself. It shifts the formants up or down.
Word: The shape knob will scan through subsets of words; the contents of the subset will
depend on the library that was selected with wave knob.
Some examples :
• Set the wave knob to maximum
• Set the timbre knob to 40
• Set the shape knob at 30
Now play a middle C, and you’ll hear the word “Filter.” To add to the fun press the
"Paraphonic" button to play the word filter with four voices!
Another example:
• Set the wave knob to 60
• Set the timbre knob to 46
• Set the shape knob at 17
Now play a middle C, and you’ll hear the word “One.”
To create a singing count song:
• activate Arpeggio mode by pressing Arp|Seq
• assign oscillator shape parameter to the LFO (press Assign1 and turn the Shape
control)
• set the modulation amount to about 80
• select the triangle wave on the LFO and set LFO speed to about 80Hz
There's your song!
Vowel and speech
synthesis Oscillator Model
43 Arturia - User Manual MicroFreak - The Digital Oscillator
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