Talko 2 Terminal

Description

 

Talko Terminal uses the same proven and highly successful enclosure as the Emy Terminal, offering a compact, robust, and DIY-friendly design.

Inside, it is the same PCB as the Eurorack version, but the Terminal format adds several advantages:

  • USB power available on the back

  • Direct computer communication (serial, and potentially MIDI in future updates)

  • No need to open the case for firmware upload—connect via USB and upload the UF2 file using our custom uploader.

 

Talko speaks numbers, alphabets, phonemes, and classic phrase banks, with real-time controls for pitch, speed, and effects.

A 7-segment display shows the active bank or effect.

Designed for experimental voices and robotic textures, Talko2 combines a classic speech engine with a modern sound-design toolset.

Technical details

  • Firmware update: UF2 drag-and-drop over USB-C data cable. (no case opening required)
  • Current consumption: ~20 mA.
  • Power: Via USB-C
  • Protected Inputs: Protected with resistors and clamping diodes.

Quick Start

  1. Connect the audio output to your mixer or modular system.
  2. Patch a gate signal into the Gate input (or press the Gate button)
  3. Turn the Encoder to select a speech bank (shown on the 7-segment display).
  4. Use the Sound knob to pick the item (digit, letter, word, phoneme).
  5. Adjust Speed and Pitch to taste.
  6. Push the encoder and turn it to select an effect, and use the FX knob to adjust its depth

 

Talko 2 user manual
Please read the manual to learn how to get the max out of your Talko

Talko 2 Terminal assembly manual

Remote Raspberry pi pico uploader
Update your firmware without opening your Talko Terminal

Console
Drive visual effects directly from Talko via USB serial or USB MIDI

Talko Alternative firmwares

Media



USB Y splitter



Terminal Gig Bag



Wireless Keyboard

Use it with Terminal : just plug the USB Nano receiver at the rear of Terminal and remove its vertical shunts.

Use it with EMY : just plug the USB Nano receiver into the USB gender changer and attach it to Emy’s USB connector.

Use it with Kraftor: connect the USB nano receiver to the Y USB cable and use the USB input of the Y cable to power both Kraftor and the keyboard