My 10 year old self enjoyed hours of laughs getting SAM to say cuss words with just the right inflection and also to record naughty phrases that I could then use with my tape player and still have plausible deniability. “Really mom, it wasn’t me! It was the computer obviously!”. Answer from Seawall07 on reddit.com
SAM
discordier.github.io › sam
SAM: Software Automatic Mouth
Sam is a very small Text-To-Speech (TTS) program written in Javascript, that runs on most popular platforms. It is an adaption to Javascript of the speech software SAM (Software Automatic Mouth) for the Commodore C64 published in the year 1982 by Don't Ask Software (now SoftVoice, Inc.).
BetterSAM
imrane03.github.io › better-sam
BetterSAM: Software Automatic Mouth
Pitch: Speed: Mouth: Throat: Preview Download · GitHub Code.
Software Automatic Mouth - MIDIbox SID - MIDIbox Forum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Automatic_Mouthpossible to do with MIDIbox SID? :D discuss... More on midibox.org
How Software Automatic Mouth (SAM) worked?
IIRC, SAM uses formant synthesis combined with filters to simulate speech. The formants basically emulate vocal chords, while the filters simulate how the mouth shapes sounds. I’ve also looked into this before, but I didn’t get very far. More on reddit.com
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July 24, 2019I just ported SAM (Software Automatic Mouth) to pure go. It worked!
It worked on my (linux) system for basic test cases, outputting direct to the audio card. I tried to feed it the lyrics to Stay Alive and I got a panic. But it does work. And man does it sound 8-bit. If nothing else this would make a good thing to mix into some chip tunes. More on reddit.com
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September 22, 2017SAM (Software Automatic Mouth) - In a browser and on Windows
I remember SAM, the first time around. Computer speech seemed like a silly novelty at the time. I don't think that's changed (except for accessibility). More on reddit.com
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January 6, 2014Reddit
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r/c64 on Reddit: Anyone remember SAM. The software automated mouth?
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I somehow got hold of this when I was 10 to 12 years old. You could run it with basic programming. It was really cool.
It was weird but you had to load a separate module for vowels. Otherwise it couldn’t speak the and they would just buzz.
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My 10 year old self enjoyed hours of laughs getting SAM to say cuss words with just the right inflection and also to record naughty phrases that I could then use with my tape player and still have plausible deniability. “Really mom, it wasn’t me! It was the computer obviously!”. 🤣
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You can play with it in your web browser here .
Simulationcorner
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SAM: Software Automatic Mouth
Sam is a very small Text-To-Speech (TTS) program written in C, that runs on most popular platforms. It is an adaption to C of the speech software SAM (Software Automatic Mouth) for the Commodore C64 published in the year 1982 by Don't Ask Software (now SoftVoice, Inc.).
My 10 year old self enjoyed hours of laughs getting SAM to say cuss words with just the right inflection and also to record naughty phrases that I could then use with my tape player and still have plausible deniability. “Really mom, it wasn’t me! It was the computer obviously!”. Answer from Seawall07 on reddit.com
Tetyys
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Online Microsoft Sam TTS Generator
Online Microsoft SAM, SAPI4, Bonzi Buddy Text to speech generator
Wikipedia
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Software Automatic Mouth - Wikipedia
October 29, 2025 - Software Automatic Mouth, or S.A.M. (sometimes abbreviated as SAM), is a speech synthesis program developed by Mark Barton and sold by Don't Ask Software. The program was released for the Atari 8-bit computers, Apple II, and Commodore 64.
Internet Archive
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User Manual: Software Automatic Mouth (S.A.M.) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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Text To Speech Robot
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Text To Speech SAM | Free Online | Multilingual TTS for your Computer,Phone And Tablet.
ONLINE SAM RECITER ROBOT is an Multi Language Text To Speech program that converts ordinary text into phonemes that S.A.M. can understand. You simply supply output strings of 256 characters or less to the program.
MIT Press
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S.A.M., The Software Automatic Mouth (1982) | Vox ex MachinaA Cultural History of Talking Machines | Books Gateway | MIT Press
September 24, 2024 - 2024. "S.A.M., The Software Automatic Mouth (1982)", Vox ex Machina: A Cultural History of Talking Machines, Sarah A.
YouTube
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S.A.M. Takes Over! (Software Automatic Mouth) Commodore 64 C64 SAM Speech Synthesis Retro Gaming - YouTube
Heya! The Software Automatic Mouth has taken over my computer! Well, enjoy the demo and fun with 1980's speech synthesis.Make your OWN Software Automatic Mou...
Published May 18, 2020
Internet Archive
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Commodore 64: Software Automatic Mouth : Don't Ask Computer Software : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
September 7, 2023 - Software Automatic Mouth was published by Don't Ask Computer Software in 1982. ManualDocs for Atari VersionAdvertisementYoutube DemoHokuto Force System of a...
SAM TTS
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SAM: Software Automatic Mouth - Classic Speech Synthesizer Online
January 1, 2024 - Experience the original Software Automatic Mouth (SAM) technology from 1982. Free online SAM automatic mouth speech synthesizer with authentic retro computer voice generation.
GitHub
github.com › Sylveondev › sam
GitHub - Sylveondev/sam: Software Automatic Mouth - Tiny Speech Synthesizer
It is an adaption to Javascript of the speech software SAM (Software Automatic Mouth) for the Commodore C64 published in the year 1982 by Don't Ask Software (now SoftVoice, Inc.).
Author Sylveondev
101 Soundboards
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☊ SAM (Software Automatic Mouth) TTS Computer AI Voice Soundboard
December 11, 2022 - Type your text and hear it in the voice of SAM (Software Automatic Mouth) by sajattack. 1296 MP3 clips & quotes to play and download
Vintage Computer Federation
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Software Automated Mouth
This group is designated to the original IBM PC. From equipment to software, rebuilds to upgrades.
SoundCloud
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Listen to music albums featuring SAM - Software Automatic Mouth - Text to speech for Apple II computer by Rodrigo-Siqueira online for free on SoundCloud
Discover and play music albums featuring SAM - Software Automatic Mouth - Text to speech for Apple II computer by Rodrigo-Siqueira on desktop and mobile.
Rec.net
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^S.A.M-Software-automatic-mouth
^S.A.M-Software-automatic-mouth · Allows anybody to use a room with Limits V2, simply just clone this room to use it. Play · Meetup · #limitsv2 · #screen · #walkvr · #teleportvr · #junior · #pickup · Room Visits · Published · Capacity ...
GitHub
github.com › kairusds-testing › sam
GitHub - kairusds-testing/sam: Software Automatic Mouth - Tiny Speech Synthesizer with voice download
This is a vanilla Javascript port of the Text-To-Speech (TTS) software SAM (Software Automatic Mouth) for the Commodore C64 published in the year 1982 by Don't Ask Software (now SoftVoice, Inc.).
Author kairusds-testing
MIDIbox Forum
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Software Automatic Mouth - MIDIbox SID - MIDIbox Forum
April 22, 2008 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Automatic_Mouthpossible to do with MIDIbox SID? :D discuss...
Hacker News
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Just to clarify - this is SAM (Software Automatic Mouth), a vintage speech synth... | Hacker News
May 14, 2025 - For my own project, I've been recreating the formant synthesizer described in Dennis Klatt's influential 1980 paper. I've found that WebAudio Worklets provide an excellent framework for implementing this type of acoustic modeling in the browser