Interactive articulatory speech synthesizer
Source: Chrome Experiments – Pink Trombone by Neil Thapen
For all of the speech pathologists and vocal coaches out there comes the Pink Trombone. It is an interactive speech synthesizer where the user modifies the tongue, pitch, and lip position to create sounds. A great way to visualize what is going on in your head as you speak.
Here’s a demo of the Pink Trombone in use:
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