VOC(*): AN INTEGRATEDHIGHQUALITYSPEECHSYNTHESIZER BASEDON LPCTECHNIQUES

Theelectronic synthesis ofhumanspeechrepresents another stepintheevolution oftheman-machine interface. Inthepast, voice communication hasbeenimpractical because digital storage ofspeech required handling an enormous numberofbits. Achannel isnowprovided bytheSGS-CSELT full integrated voicesynthesizer VOIC(Voice Output Integrated Circuit). Inthis paper, thetechnique forrepresenting speech for theVOICisillustrated, andthedevice isdiscussed. Finally afunctional description ofthecircuit isgiven, and someapplications fortheVOICarepresented.