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S.A.M. +4
Title:S.A.M. +4
Category:Utility/Music
Release Date:
Language:English
Size:64K
Machine:PAL & NTSC
Code Type:Machine code
Distribution:Freeware
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Converted by:Pigmy
Notes:A speech emulator, converted from C64. S.A.M. is short for "Software Automatic Mouth".
  External links:
    Wikipedia
    C64 release

User Rating: 7.7/10 (9 votes)
S.A.M. +4 Screenshot


Appeared On Compilations
Pluvi 37


Description
S.A.M. implements these new BASIC commands:

SAY (string variable or string): Commands SAM to speak.
]PITCH n (default 64) Sets SAM's pitch value to n.
]SPEED n (default 72) Sets SAM's speed value to n.
]LIGHT n (default 0) Removes the screen display if n=0, leaves the screen display if n = 1. SAM sounds best with the display removed.
]SAM (default mode) Puts SAM into the phonetic input mode.
]RECITER Puts SAM into the English input mode.
]KNOBS n,m (default 128,128) Allows you to change SAM's voice. Set the "mouth" value with n and the "throat" value with m.
]ERROR SAM beeps twice when an incorrect phoneme spelling is detected. To find out where the error occurred, use this command.
]LOGO Should displays a message, but does not appear to work in the +4 version.
]QUIT Removes the SAM wedge (SAM commands will stop working).

By default, SAM is in phonetic input mode. These are the valid phonemes:

VOWELS
IY f(ee)t
IH p(i)n
EH beg
AE Sam
AA pot
AH b(u)dget
AO t(al)k
OH cone
UH book
UX l(oo)t
ER bird
AX gall(o)n
IX dig(i)t

DIPHTHONGS
EY m(a)de
AY h(igh)
OY boy
AW h(ow)
OW slow
UW crew

SPECIAL PHONEMES
UL sett(le) (=AXL)
UM astron(omy) (=AXM)
UN functi(on) (=AXN)
Q kitt-en (glottal stop)

VOICED CONSONANTS
R red
L allow
W away
W whale
Y you
M Sam
N man
NX so(ng)
B bad
D dog
G again
J judge
Z zoo
ZH plea(s)ure
V seven
DH (th)en

UNVOICED CONSONANTS
S Sam
SH fish
F fish
TH thin
P poke
T talk
K cake
CH speech
/H a(h)ead



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