SAPPORO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hatsune Miku is probably best known as a virtual pop-singer, but actually is a voice synthesizer developed by Crypton Future Media in 2007. Not only the software, but ...

Some people collect stamps. Others collect porcelain miniatures. [David Viens] collects voice synthesizers and their ROMs. In this video, he just got his hands on the ultra-rare Electronic Voice Alert ...

Fujitsu Laboratories has today announced a new development in speech synthesis which will convey an appropriate vocal tone to messages spoken by your computer, workplace machinery, smartphone or ...

Those of us who were around in the late 70s and into the 80s might remember the Speak & Spell, a children’s toy with a remarkable text-to-speech synthesizer. While it sounds dated by today’s standards ...

A blind listening test by MusicRadar comparing vintage hardware synthesizers with modern software emulations found minimal sonic differences, challenging the belief that analog gear inherently sounds ...

Is there really any need to fork out for a hardware synth these days? We place a trio of hardware classics up against some ...