klattsch MS-DOS get the app

klattsch for DOS

klattsch is a parallel-formant speech synthesizer: you type phonemes and the computer talks, and sings. this is a real port of the basic functionality of klattsch to MS-DOS, running in an emulator in your browser. you can also download it and run it on a real machine.

loads a ~2.5 MB DOS emulator

type ARPABET phonemes and press Enter or click speak. try HH AH L OW, or hit a canned song. F1 is the syntax reference, F2 is about. the tile grid auditions single phonemes.

now try it on a machine from this century

klattsch for desktop and android has a piano roll editor and even more cool stuff. go try it!

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requirements

  • 386 or better
  • VGA
  • 2 MB RAM
  • Sound Blaster or compatible (WAV export works without one)