DE3071934D1 - Sound synthesizer - Google Patents

Sound synthesizer

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DE3071934D1
DE3071934D1 DE8080107781T DE3071934T DE3071934D1 DE 3071934 D1 DE3071934 D1 DE 3071934D1 DE 8080107781 T DE8080107781 T DE 8080107781T DE 3071934 T DE3071934 T DE 3071934T DE 3071934 D1 DE3071934 D1 DE 3071934D1
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Toshio Oura
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    • G10MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10LSPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L13/00Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
    • G10L13/02Methods for producing synthetic speech; Speech synthesisers
DE8080107781T 1979-12-10 1980-12-10 Sound synthesizer Expired DE3071934D1 (en)

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JP15990979A JPS5681900A (en) 1979-12-10 1979-12-10 Voice synthesizer

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