[sdiy] SoundGin Synth IC

[prototek]

    I got this from the Speakjet Yahoo group. Looks like it would make a
hell of a project.

    regards,
    John

> The SoundGin picks up where the SpeakJet left off!
> 
   http://www.speechchips.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=22
> 
> The SSG01 Sound Coprocessor (Soundgin) is a single chip 6-voice
> electronic music synthesizer sound effects / voice synthesizer chip.
> It produces complex sound effects, synthesizer style music and
> English speech with an unlimited vocabulary. Soundgin provides wide-
> range, high resolution control of pitch (frequency), tone color
> (harmonic content) and dynamics (volume).
> 
> For use in manufactured electronics, educational and home projects.
> 
> The SSG01 (Soundgin) consists of six synthesizer "voices" which can
> be used independently or in conjunction with each other to create
> complex sounds. Each voice consists of a Tone Oscillator / Wave
> Generator, an Envelope Generator, an Amplitude Modulator and
> Ramping / Target controls. The Tone Oscillator controls the pitch of
> the voice over a wide range. The Oscillator produces one of eight
> waveforms at the selected frequency, with the unique harmonic content
> of each waveform providing simple control of tone color. The volume
> dynamics of the oscillator are controlled by an Amplitude Modulator
> which can control by the Envelope Generator, the Ramping / Target
> control or by another oscillator. When triggered , the Envelope
> Generator creates an amplitude envelope with programmable rates of
> increasing and decreasing volume. In addition to the six voices, two
> mixers are provided to combine the waveforms outputs of the
> oscillators.
> 
> Available in an 18-Pin DIP or SOIC package.
> 2.0 to 5.0 Volts Operation
> 16Khz Sample Output Rate
> 2400 or 9600 Baud Serial Connection
> 6 Independently Controlled Voices
> Amplitude Modulation
> Frequency Modulation
> Ring Modulation
> Hard Sync
> ADSR Envelopes
> Musical Notes
> English Phonemes
> Sound Morphing
> In-Chip Presets
> Object Class for ooPIC