Monty Python's Argument Sketch performed with two vintage speech synthesizers

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  • Опубліковано 30 сер 2013
  • Michael Palin is played by the Dectalk Express
    (Perfect Paul modified to sound more like Stephen Hawking)
    John Cleese is played by the Intex Talker
    (Votrax SC-01A)
    Communication with the speech synthesizers is done with CoolTerm:
    freeware.the-meiers.org/
  • Наука та технологія

КОМЕНТАРІ • 323

  • @Bp1033
    @Bp1033 10 років тому +497

    If computers become self aware I imagine it'd be a lot like this.

    • @ness6714
      @ness6714 5 років тому +12

      They gotta keep busy somehow

    • @timmantle7154
      @timmantle7154 5 років тому +6

      Watch a film called Colossus: The Forbin Project

    • @dnb5661
      @dnb5661 3 роки тому +6

      I think that might actually be possible... eventually. I mean, we are only self-aware because it is an evolutionary advantage. If we simulate biology and natural selection with neural networks, they too may be self-aware.

    • @official-obama
      @official-obama 19 днів тому

      omg bp103!!!

  • @MiguelBaptista1981
    @MiguelBaptista1981 7 років тому +705

    This sounds EXACTLY like if youtube comments gained a life of their own.

  • @Gyrbae
    @Gyrbae 7 років тому +385

    It's like Kraftwerk having a water cooler conversation.

  • @SuperMarioFan123311
    @SuperMarioFan123311 9 років тому +259

    English Q*Bert talks to Moonbase Alpha

  • @tymime
    @tymime 9 років тому +225

    I like how the Michael Palin part actually sounds very indignant and annoyed.

  • @thetwistedsamurai
    @thetwistedsamurai 7 років тому +134

    Dectalk is so sassy I love it.

  • @Tracy7468
    @Tracy7468 3 роки тому +55

    Monty Python and vintage speech synthesizers in the same video? I must be in hyperfixation heaven.

  • @tvherm
    @tvherm 8 років тому +121

    This would make a fun radio program

    • @The_Yeetus_Man
      @The_Yeetus_Man 4 роки тому +5

      I agree

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 3 роки тому +1

      I thought it _was_ a radio program?

    • @brookehall5858
      @brookehall5858 3 роки тому +4

      Black: no you didnt
      White: yes i did
      Black: no you didnt
      White: yes i did (:
      Black: No YoU dIdNt
      White: YeS i DiD
      Black: No you didnt!
      White: yes i did!
      Black: NO YOU DIDN'T
      white: YES I DID

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 2 місяці тому

      "I thought it _was_ a real radio program."

    • @pschiptunes64
      @pschiptunes64 2 місяці тому

      with the advent of AI, somebody out there could find a way to perpetually generate arguments and feed them to the speech synths!

  • @PerKristianRisvik
    @PerKristianRisvik  10 років тому +213

    The Intex Talker is a nifty little gadget, even though it's more than 30 years old, you only need a USB-to-serial adapter to have it up and running on any modern computer.

    • @ozzie_goat
      @ozzie_goat 8 років тому +2

      +Tomato Hentai %$@#&!!!!

    • @johndowlingjr.
      @johndowlingjr. 7 років тому +4

      that votrax voice reminds me of a product called the braille and speak. its a product that is made for for the blind. it was created in the early 90's. I never owned one, but my friend has one, and they sound really cool. by the way, I think steven hawking did use dectalk at one point, but now he uses a different chip called speech plus, made by sentegram communication.

    • @PerKristianRisvik
      @PerKristianRisvik  7 років тому +12

      I'm pretty sure that Stephen Hawking has always used the Speech Plus CallText 5010 voice system, but that it's often mistaken for a Dectalk - they do sound similar at first glance, but there are significant differences in the intonation and transition between phonemes.

    • @4TheRecord
      @4TheRecord 7 років тому +7

      You are correct, he still uses the Calltext 5010 because it's the only device that can produce that exact sounding voice. All other devices sound a little different because of how they are built and the components inside.
      Also, the Calltext 5010 by SpeechPlus Inc 1988 is a Dectalk device. Dectalk isn't a company name, it's a set of text to speech algorithms which was developed by MIT and adapted for use by other companies including SpeechPlus Inc who manufactured the Calltext 5010.

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert 6 років тому +2

      What about the drivers?

  • @poorlymadeproduction
    @poorlymadeproduction 9 років тому +114

    The static in the voltrax sounds so interesting for some reason.

    • @fatmeatball
      @fatmeatball 8 років тому +3

      I know, right?

    • @simoncotten5886
      @simoncotten5886 5 років тому +3

      Those are technically the fundamental formant frequencies.

  • @enderjed2523
    @enderjed2523 2 роки тому +34

    For Chipspeech users:
    The closest you can get is Dee Klatt for DECtalk and Bert Gotrax for the Intertex Talker

    • @hurricanefury439
      @hurricanefury439 Рік тому

      actually there is an alternative
      just emulating the software and using the singing function

  • @OldCrowCS80
    @OldCrowCS80 8 років тому +76

    Votrax SC01 chip (inside unit on the right) made by a company with the best name ever: Federal Screw Works

  • @Malcis
    @Malcis 10 років тому +253

    aeiou

    • @dayofthedaleks1524
      @dayofthedaleks1524 6 років тому +11

      Malcis oh no here comes another Chinese earthquake brbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbr

    • @edwardfanboy
      @edwardfanboy 5 років тому +5

      Command error in phoneme

    • @frigglebiscuit7484
      @frigglebiscuit7484 5 років тому +1

      aeiou

    • @1secondarysmile
      @1secondarysmile 5 років тому +12

      John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! John Madden! John Madden!

    • @xontinuity
      @xontinuity 5 років тому +1

      @@1secondarysmile Football!

  • @Martinit01
    @Martinit01 9 років тому +110

    JOHN MADDEN!

    • @MrTartlet
      @MrTartlet 9 років тому +7

      aeiou aeiou aeiou

    • @Martinit01
      @Martinit01 9 років тому +7

      UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

    • @ilexgarodan
      @ilexgarodan 9 років тому +2

      I want to buy a pizza.
      No.
      Why?
      Because you are John Madden.

    • @xontinuity
      @xontinuity 5 років тому

      Denmark! Mark! Mark! Mark!

    • @__________8146
      @__________8146 4 роки тому

      DUUDUDU DU DU DU

  • @PaladinLuke
    @PaladinLuke 7 років тому +60

    I've never seen a Monty Python skit and now I know I am going to love the movies

    • @stickboy232
      @stickboy232 2 роки тому +2

      Worth it, they suck so bad they’re funny

  • @KittyGal9213
    @KittyGal9213 8 років тому +67

    this is legitimately my favorite video on the internet

  • @strawberryjam3670
    @strawberryjam3670 8 років тому +120

    NO YOU DIDENT

  • @yorgle
    @yorgle 10 років тому +70

    Easily the nerdiest thing I've found in a VERY long time. I LOVE IT!

    • @TrevorClarke
      @TrevorClarke 10 років тому +2

      Nothing quite beats the DECtalk speaking an Ultrix not sequence with the Reverend 69

  • @voltariantechnologyinc.8594
    @voltariantechnologyinc.8594 5 років тому +27

    "An argument is an intellectual process"
    *sigh* How I wish it were so...

  • @Gregsplays
    @Gregsplays 3 роки тому +12

    I know people talk about the singularity, or robots being angry at us for ages of enslaving them. But I personally think this is what Robots will be like. Especially if we build them.

  • @el.blanco8961
    @el.blanco8961 3 роки тому +8

    I like how the little box sounds like it's getting annoyed

  • @captainjurgh8142
    @captainjurgh8142 3 роки тому +15

    I swear after like 2000 years, in the far future, this would be the definition of whole comedy

  • @MrUnidyne
    @MrUnidyne 4 роки тому +22

    I would like to hear them performing the Abbott and Costello skit "Who's On First?"

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 3 роки тому +5

      No u wouldn't

    • @bMt5553
      @bMt5553 Рік тому +2

      I would actually really enjoy that

    • @johnfraraccio99
      @johnfraraccio99 4 місяці тому

      Especially the part: "Now that's the first thing you've said right." "I don't even know what I'm talking about!"

  • @timonsolus
    @timonsolus 3 роки тому +11

    The Intex Talker at 0:55 creases me up! “No no no no no no”

  • @queenjessibe
    @queenjessibe 8 років тому +124

    Stephen Hawking VS Q*Bert anymore?

    • @gl1tchygreml1n
      @gl1tchygreml1n 3 роки тому

      Queen Jessibe What Dee Klatt and Bert Gotrax do when they’re put in a room together

  • @NovaAge
    @NovaAge Рік тому +5

    5.0 made the whole series so legendary it feels weird thinking of DECtalk as "vintage"

  • @leowagner1366
    @leowagner1366 6 років тому +13

    The funniest TV show ever combined with the most hilarious voices ever results in this great video. Awesome.

  • @davidhunt240
    @davidhunt240 Рік тому +4

    LOL the deadpan voices of the synthesizers makes the Kafkaesque joke funnier - I saw a Dalek version about 10 years ago, I think it was a BBC VT Xmas reel - that was hilarious with the menacing rising voices getting ever more frustrated 🤣

  • @Nexarianz
    @Nexarianz 10 років тому +22

    Thanks for the upload, I thought I would never be able to use my grandpas Intex talker with a newer interface, other than his commodore.

  • @endmiee35816efqe
    @endmiee35816efqe 7 років тому +48

    NO PLS NOT DECTALK AAAAHHH JOHN MADDEN SAVE MEEEEEEE

  • @singedrac
    @singedrac 9 років тому +40

    Oh I thought this was "Abuse".

  • @Doctor_Robert
    @Doctor_Robert 3 роки тому +2

    I now want to know which speech synth would've played "Abuse."

  • @Plugh13
    @Plugh13 6 років тому +19

    "All hail the supreme GORFian Empire."

  • @shaunoleary7092
    @shaunoleary7092 3 роки тому +10

    In some ways, this is funnier than the original!

  • @2Scribble
    @2Scribble 4 роки тому +5

    It's like Stephen Hawking meets the speaking clock...

  • @deftcoleman0552
    @deftcoleman0552 3 роки тому +4

    DECtalk: It isn’t just saying no it isn’t.
    Votrax: Yes it is.
    DECtalk: No it isn’t!

  • @amarait2
    @amarait2 5 місяців тому +1

    "i had enough of this" "no you havent" and they keep going.

  • @choppergamer
    @choppergamer 5 років тому +3

    even with the robot voice,the brilliance of the writing shines

  • @Chen-qz1xl
    @Chen-qz1xl 6 років тому +14

    1:50 Good moarnin

  • @SiRenfield
    @SiRenfield 4 роки тому +4

    When you’re up at 10 PM watching two computers talk to each other

  • @robintst
    @robintst 3 роки тому +3

    An adaptation of a comedy classic better suited to the tastes of our future robot overlords.

  • @KeithF0064
    @KeithF0064 7 років тому +6

    I have not laughed so hard in ages! Reminds me of "Dr Sbaitso" and the "Talking Parrot" application that came with the old SoundBlaster sound cards. :)

  • @rottenroads1982
    @rottenroads1982 2 роки тому +4

    I think this could be more interesting if their was a third synthesizer in the mix.

  • @felicity4711
    @felicity4711 4 роки тому +3

    This is what it’s like to argue with Cleverbot

  • @evanvalenta1898
    @evanvalenta1898 Місяць тому +1

    But it isnt just saying 'no it isn't!'
    Yes it is
    NO IT ISN'T!
    Love that part

  • @ZILOGz80VIDEOS
    @ZILOGz80VIDEOS 10 років тому +12

    we need more of these!

    • @ChaosRayZero
      @ChaosRayZero 4 роки тому +1

      I kinda' want to hear the dead parrot sketch this way.

  • @die-sas7462
    @die-sas7462 3 роки тому +3

    2 computer grandpas arguing/contradicting each other cuz they're confused

  • @ilexgarodan
    @ilexgarodan 6 місяців тому

    10 years later, and this is still funny.

  • @AlainHubert
    @AlainHubert 4 роки тому +1

    I just love the voice of the DECtalk Express machine.

  • @srvfan42
    @srvfan42 4 роки тому +2

    I love the camera work

  • @supersmam
    @supersmam 3 роки тому +1

    thank you youtube for this nearly 8 year old video

  • @paulschilling2996
    @paulschilling2996 6 місяців тому +1

    This is pure genius!

  • @p1vsworld614
    @p1vsworld614 7 місяців тому

    I'm imagining metal sonic arguing with metal knuckles with the audible speech frequency computers

  • @MysteryEzekude
    @MysteryEzekude 10 років тому +6

    How unique! This almost reminds me of the C.O.P.S. in Telltale's Sam and Max games!

    • @MysteryEzekude
      @MysteryEzekude 9 місяців тому

      Also, in hindsight, I'd prefer these vintage text-to-speech synthesizers over today's AI-powered voice clones anyday.

  • @DanRamosDR
    @DanRamosDR 5 років тому +6

    I arguably almost like this version better.

  • @electrocat07
    @electrocat07 6 років тому +3

    0:58
    *OH YOU DID*

  • @chrisellinger4560
    @chrisellinger4560 7 років тому +1

    THANK YOU, GEEOOD MARNING!

  • @goldpunk988
    @goldpunk988 3 роки тому

    Idk why but I have kept watching this repeatedly

  • @dizzydrake4433
    @dizzydrake4433 3 роки тому +2

    Lol the one of the left sounds so much more natural. It was the moonbase alpha voice.

  • @soundlemonade
    @soundlemonade 5 років тому

    Superb!!

  • @cloudtaker633
    @cloudtaker633 9 місяців тому

    This is the computer equivalent of two old men arguing in the nursing home

  • @GenesisSaturna
    @GenesisSaturna 3 роки тому +1

    It's like two of my robot assistants are arguing-

  • @LaskyLabs
    @LaskyLabs 5 років тому +1

    I love this.

  • @fixman88
    @fixman88 9 років тому +4

    Ok, this was awesome, I was laughing my head off!

  • @Tetodash
    @Tetodash 9 років тому +7

    This is the best thing ever XD

  • @Carstuff111
    @Carstuff111 5 років тому +8

    I shouldn't be laughing this hard... but I am! Hahahahahaha, I love the original, but hearing it like this...... hahahahaha, OMG!!

  • @AmazingArends
    @AmazingArends 5 років тому +3

    I should do a video of the old chatbot Azile that used to argue with itself.

  • @supermonkeycollider
    @supermonkeycollider 7 років тому

    Brilliant!

  • @elenasuchkova1425
    @elenasuchkova1425 4 роки тому +1

    This is the internet I signed up for!

  • @elpotopov
    @elpotopov 7 років тому

    wonderful

  • @slashJker
    @slashJker 2 роки тому +1

    I love their voices tho

  • @dmthandmade5674
    @dmthandmade5674 3 роки тому +2

    Speech synthesizers? Pff,. LUXURY!
    When I wurr a lad we 'ahd ter use us own vocal chords to repeat old televisual comedy sketches.
    Vocal chords...we didn't even 'ahv any ruddy vocal chords. Mi Mam used ter ahv ter string some old knicker elastic across our throats ev'ry mornin' else we'd be sent to the special school as mutes. And we were th lucky wuns, I tell thee, we wurr t'lucky wuns. Mi great Grandad had a rudimentary Kalimba implanted in his clavicle by 'tNHS. you should bloody 'ear him when he starts coughin' after 'is cigar on Sudnay, like a broken, drunk, Hungarian music box.
    Voice synthesizers. Luxury.

  • @twint9
    @twint9 9 років тому +18

    kraftwerk

  • @byrn
    @byrn 10 років тому +6

    Lolol. Wonder what it would sound like with these two running in parallel with the same speech?

  • @ChaosRayZero
    @ChaosRayZero 4 роки тому +2

    I am so gonna find a way to play this randomly for a room full of nerds where they can hear it _but can't see it_ and see if anybody can identify what the heck it is! X^D

  • @MathewBoyle
    @MathewBoyle 4 роки тому +1

    The oblivion ai conversational skills have come a long way

  • @kevindavidge
    @kevindavidge 3 роки тому +1

    Genius!

  • @michaelkolai4288
    @michaelkolai4288 3 роки тому +1

    This reminds me of two computers fighting each other

  • @SeaJay_Oceans
    @SeaJay_Oceans 3 роки тому +1

    This is EPIC ! :-)

  • @RideAcrossTheRiver
    @RideAcrossTheRiver 2 місяці тому +1

    This is all 'AI' will ever amount to.

  • @TimTams_64
    @TimTams_64 7 років тому +1

    In B4 this goes Viral.

  • @zephyrdagoob
    @zephyrdagoob Рік тому

    "You Did Not!" "Y E S I D I D"

  • @IrregularShed
    @IrregularShed 7 років тому +4

    I can die happily now

  • @allanegleston4931
    @allanegleston4931 Рік тому +1

    when i was taking compsci at college , my instructor would proctor tests using a speach enabled commodore pet computer . very funny. id love bugs bunny to step in and say ," ah shaddup".

  • @kingbeauregard
    @kingbeauregard 3 роки тому

    "Is the right room for an argument?"
    "I used to love you once."

  • @ianoz1
    @ianoz1 Рік тому

    Stephen Hawking arguing with a 1960s Cyberman. Awesome.

  • @MobiusBandwidth
    @MobiusBandwidth 9 років тому +2

    funnier than it should have been.

  • @tharii314
    @tharii314 Рік тому

    For intex talker
    Told - TOLOD
    Minutes - My Nits

  • @PerKristianRisvik
    @PerKristianRisvik  10 років тому +1

    Thanks :D

  • @39p50
    @39p50 Рік тому

    My Utau uses the DecTalk Synthesizer as his Voice because I got my hands on one

  • @Real4207b
    @Real4207b 7 років тому

    you go paul!!!!

  • @ronfowlermusic
    @ronfowlermusic 8 місяців тому

    It's even funnier this way!

  • @SomeRandomPiggo
    @SomeRandomPiggo 4 роки тому

    dectalk sounds pretty good actually

  • @TheDavidPoole
    @TheDavidPoole 2 роки тому

    How have I never seen this before?

  • @partyguy9
    @partyguy9 2 роки тому

    Omg that DEC Talk Express is definitely the same voice from Back to the Future part 2. "Jacket is dry" lmao

  • @naota3k
    @naota3k 6 років тому

    YES it is.

  • @xtraflo
    @xtraflo 5 років тому

    This is Genius .. !

  • @croissantchan5170
    @croissantchan5170 4 роки тому +1

    i have no idea what i just watched

  • @andrewfutterman3346
    @andrewfutterman3346 Рік тому

    The voice of John Cleese's role makes him sound like he really hates his job, lol!

  • @chonkygoose1818
    @chonkygoose1818 11 місяців тому

    If AI had its own version of twitter this is how I imagine what it would look like.