Talking Books : Recorded Books and Playback Equipment
Object ID:
1994.18
Title:
APH Variable Speech Control Module
Description:
Bright aluminum case with speaker grill stamped in top; applied woodgrain sticker on faceplate; black power cord. Device has a power amplifier and speaker, on/off switch, volume control, earphone jack, and rate control. APH catalog no. 1-0710.
Dimensions:
H-3.25 W-6 D-6.625 inches
Date:
ca. 1976
Made by:
American Printing House for the Blind
Place of Origin:
Louisville, KY
Collection:
APH Collection
Provenance:
Speech control module works with any playback machine that has variable speed capability. The module "allows recorded speech to be increased or decreased without pitch distortion." -- APH product sheet. . Introduced in 1976, present in the 1981 catalog, but out of the catalog by 1984. A digital version, APH Speech Expressor, was introduced in 1999. Used licensed technology from the VSC Corporation.
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 1994.18
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