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H6-06: ARP SYNTHESIZER - WOW

PURPOSE: To show how manipulation of formants allows a synthesizer to "talk."

DESCRIPTION: The synthesizer is set according to an accompanying patch sheet so that when any key is touched it says "WOW" at the pitch level determined by the key pressed.

SUGGESTIONS: A slide is available comparing the audio spectrograms of the word WOW of this synthesizer with that of an alleged adult male.

REFERENCES: (PIRA unavailable.)

EQUIPMENT: ARP synthesizer with "WOW" patch.

SETUP TIME: 5 min.


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