Speech Translators & Kraftor Interfaces
Polaxis browser tools
Speech translators & Kraftor interfaces
Translate ordinary text into engine-specific phonemes or allophones, then use MIDI or serial tools to bring those sounds into a hardware speech workflow.
Translate text into sound
Speech translators
Each translator is designed around the vocabulary and controls of a particular speech engine.
SpeakJet Translator
Convert English text into SpeakJet allophones, adjust per-sound controls, send MIDI notes, or export a MIDI file for a DAW.
SPO Vox Translator
Compose and transmit the phonetic building blocks used by the SPO0256-based Vox board.
VAX Phoneme Translator
Translate and edit speech for the DECtalk-based VAX Vox workflow before sending it to the instrument.
Robovox Translator
Build phrases from the phonemes of the Votrax-based Robovox speech engine.
Connect the hardware
Kraftor MIDI & serial interfaces
Device-specific pages bring together the correct firmware, control method, software tools and documentation.
VAX Vox for KraftorText, DECtalk controls, MIDI triggering and design tools
SpeakJet Vox MIDIAllophone sequencing and expressive MIDI control
SPO Vox MIDIPhoneme triggering over USB MIDI or serial MIDI
Robovox MIDIVotrax phoneme control from Kraftor
SAM for KraftorSoftware Automatic Mouth text-to-speech and MIDI control
Need a direct serial connection?
Echo is the small browser terminal used to connect to compatible Polaxis devices over USB.
