After sufficient incubation, Eric Archer released this inspiring specimen of audio electronics unto our ears. The Dual SP0256 Vocal Synth produces some decidedly thick synchronized pseudo-vocalizations - and it's certainly no slouch in the features department either -
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- 2 trigger inputs to step through pitch and vocal sequences independently
- speech data stored cartridge-style on EPROM
- 2-oscillator richness using dual SP0256-AL2 speech chips with crossfade mixer
- optimized low-pass filtering for less strident tone
- SP0256 crystal oscillators replaced with VCOs for pitch control
- each chip has an independent / linkable 4-step analog step sequencer for pitch
- lower step sequencer has switchable clock divider (divide/2 to divide/16)
- glide and LFO functions
- speech rate (slur) control
- built-in realtime programmable sequencers for pitch and speech trigger