voice synthesizer
Artificial talking device
A voice synthesizer is an electronic system that generates human-like speech from text or other input.
Early synthesizers produced robotic tones; modern ones approach natural speech.
The technology powers screen readers for the blind, GPS navigation, virtual assistants, and text-to-speech applications: Stephen Hawking famously communicated through a voice synthesizer.
- vocoderSpeech analysis synthesizer
- communicatorOne who conveys messages
- dictation machineDevice recording spoken words
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
- speechOral communication ability
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- sci-fi communicationcommunicator, comlink, universal translator, viewscreen, subspace
- voice effectsautotune, vocoder, harmonizer, talk box, echo effect
- voice technologyspeech recognition, virtual assistants, digital assistant, AI assistant, smart speakers
- communication aidsAAC, talker, talkers, text to speech, text-to-speech