Polaxis Talko Is Back!

Speech synthesis has always intrigued me...  ever since i saw the possibilities of a SpeakJet chip... and these FreQTalk videos

Belgian company Polaxis has been pushing the boundaries of speech synthesis for over a decade, and now they’re bringing back a classic: the Talko.

The original Talko was their very first speech synthesizer, later followed by Emy, which added an OLED screen, SD card support, and a whole new level of control. 

Over the years, Polaxis gathered 10 years of user feedback, collected thousands of LPC files, and experimented with new chip emulations. 

The result? Talko returns — with onboard FX!

This new-generation Talko(2?) stays true to its raw, charming character, but now comes packed with fresh features. 

Based on a Speak & Spell emulation (probably running on an Arduino?), it can speak numbers, alphabets, phonemes, and phrase banks, all while running in real time through built-in effects.

It’s designed to be DIY-friendly and will be available both as a Eurorack module or in a quirky standalone “bricky” format (a nod to @errorinstruments).

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Een bericht gedeeld door Jean-Luc Deladrière (@polaxis)

🔊 Want to hear it live? Come check it out at Dutch Modular Fest, Saturday 6th in Rotterdam!