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

[@Bp1033]

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

[@ness6714]

They gotta keep busy somehow

[@timmantle7154]

Watch a film called Colossus: The Forbin Project

[@dnb5661]

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]

omg bp103!!!

[@Gyrbae]

It's like Kraftwerk having a water cooler conversation.

[@张爱钦-q6y]

Sorry I’m 4 years late!

[@alexhauptmann298]

florian be trolling. rip to a goddamn legend

[@MiguelBaptista1981]

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

[@Archgeek0]

No it doesn't.

[@MiguelBaptista1981]

yes it does.

[@strawberryjam3670]

Miguel Baptista yes it does

[@void1200]

+Strawberry Jam No, it isn't.

[@AeroGamingCo]

Yes it is.

[@SuperMarioFan123311]

English Q*Bert talks to Moonbase Alpha

[@angelhanachi]

SuperMarioFan123311 LOL

[@Tommy-pv1vh]

My vote is for moonbace alpha becuse it can sing

[@FunAngelo2005]

Lol

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@Duck the 3rd I.AM.OTHERWISE.OCCUPIED.

[@javaDB.1.0.V1]

@@Tommy-pv1vh Aeiouuuuu Aeiou? Salutations. I am DECtalk Paul, 41 years and counting of being America's vocal synthesizer. By the way, what the fuck are kilometers? Also, it's called soccer. I sing in my free time after doing my usual astrophysics and meteorologist hobbies, because I'm more intelligent than all these other plebeian synths. My voice is the best voice. Better than that bitch Miku. Better than everyone, which is obviously synonymous with it being the best. I'm a renaissance man, y'know?

[@tymime]

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

[@Tracy7468]

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

[@OldCrowCS80]

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

[@PerKristianRisvik]

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]

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

[@johndowlingjr.]

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]

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]

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]

What about the drivers?

[@poorlymadeproduction]

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

[@fatmeatball]

I know, right?

[@simoncotten5886]

Those are technically the fundamental formant frequencies.

[@thetwistedsamurai]

Dectalk is so sassy I love it.

[@CloroxBleach0]

aeiou

[@vizkiz.4431]

I am definitely on his side here.

[@asainsan747]

Aeiou

[@dantethespoon1087]

John Madden

[@javaDB.1.0.V1]

oshi dectalk :DDDDDDD

[@tvherm]

This would make a fun radio program

[@The_Yeetus_Knight]

I agree

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

I thought it _was_ a radio program?

[@brookehall5858]

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]

"I thought it _was_ a real radio program."

[@pschiptunes64]

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

[@KittyGal9213]

this is legitimately my favorite video on the internet

[@queenjessibe]

Stephen Hawking VS Q*Bert anymore?

[@gl1tchygreml1n]

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

[@enderjed2523]

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

[@hurricanefury439]

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

[@PaladinLuke]

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

[@stickboy232]

Worth it, they suck so bad they’re funny

[@yorgle]

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

[@TrevorClarke]

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

[@strawberryjam3670]

NO YOU DIDENT

[@2069-q1n]

+IceCold Aye Ditd

[@johncrainn8882]

Yes I did

[@beardedslavbrew615]

YE5 I D1D

[@goober_jar]

no you didn't yes i did no you didn't yes i did look

[@captainjurgh8142]

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

[@Gregsplays]

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.

[@voltariantechnologyinc.8594]

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

[@el.blanco552]

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

[@timonsolus]

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

[@NovaAge]

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

[@MrUnidyne]

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

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

No u wouldn't

[@bMt5553]

I would actually really enjoy that

[@johnfraraccio99]

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

[@Malcis]

aeiou

[@dayofthedaleks1524]

Malcis oh no here comes another Chinese earthquake brbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbr

[@edwardfanboy]

Command error in phoneme

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

aeiou

[@1secondarysmile]

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

[@xontinuity]

@@1secondarysmile Football!

[@Martinit01]

JOHN MADDEN!

[@MrTartlet]

aeiou aeiou aeiou

[@Martinit01]

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@ilexgarodan]

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

[@xontinuity]

Denmark! Mark! Mark! Mark!

[@__________8146]

DUUDUDU DU DU DU

[@davidhunt240]

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 🤣

[@leowagner1366]

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

[@Nexarianz]

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]

NO PLS NOT DECTALK AAAAHHH JOHN MADDEN SAVE MEEEEEEE

[@fatmeatball]

Your lord can't help you out side of the moonbase

[@bdog369]

ayou

[@thesneakymemedealer]

Fatmeatball we're all on the moon now bitch

[@choppergamer]

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

[@singedrac]

Oh I thought this was "Abuse".

[@hughjanus3798]

Stupid git...

[@masterklaw4527]

🔨 *bonk*

[@shaunoleary7092]

In some ways, this is funnier than the original!

[@KeithF0064]

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. :)

[@Plugh13]

"All hail the supreme GORFian Empire."

[@SiRenfield]

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

[@Doctor_Robert]

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

[@2Scribble]

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

[@deftcoleman0552]

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

[@amarait2]

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

[@AlainHubert]

I just love the voice of the DECtalk Express machine.

[@robintst]

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

[@CatfishMaster-b9s]

Newer one:no you didn’t. Older one :Y E S I D I D

[@felicity4711]

This is what it’s like to argue with Cleverbot

[@evanvalenta1898]

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

[@rottenroads1982]

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

[@ZILOGz80VIDEOS]

we need more of these!

[@ChaosRayZero]

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

[@paulschilling2996]

This is pure genius!

[@MysteryEzekude]

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

[@MysteryEzekude]

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

[@srvfan42]

I love the camera work

[@die-sas7462]

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

[@Chen-qz1xl]

1:50 Good moarnin

[@MathewBoyle]

The oblivion ai conversational skills have come a long way

[@ilexgarodan]

10 years later, and this is still funny.

[@39p50]

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

[@goldpunk988]

Idk why but I have kept watching this repeatedly

[@Carstuff111]

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

[@byrn]

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

[@supersmam]

thank you youtube for this nearly 8 year old video

[@dmthandmade5674]

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.

[@AmazingArends]

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

[@tadicahya6439]

Talkloid before it was cool:

[@rays7805]

Fantastic. Now have them argue about to whom all your base are belong.

[@DanRamosDR]

I arguably almost like this version better.

[@ChaosRayZero]

@@crispindry2815 Yes he does!

[@deftcoleman0552]

No he doesn’t

[@friendlyrusset]

@@deftcoleman0552 Yes he does!

[@deftcoleman0552]

He doesn’t!

[@GenesisSaturna]

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

[@ChaosRayZero]

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

[@cactoos9793]

I want one of those DECTalk devices! This is really well done. Does anyone know where I can find more of these kind of videos?

[@cmyk8964]

DECTalk can be downloaded as a Windows application somewhere.

[@cactoos9793]

@@cmyk8964 does this also apply to the Intex Talker? (And the dolphin apollo 2)

[@dizzydrake4433]

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

[@leftynotliberal]

THANK YOU, GEEOOD MARNING!

[@p1vsworld614]

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

[@MobiusBandwidth]

funnier than it should have been.

[@jakobschenstrom6096]

No it wasn't.

[@michaelbauers8800]

Is too

[@satiosnewaccount4606]

Is not

[@partyguy9]

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

[@LeftClickShift]

Is the the Intex Talker still available for sell anywhere? I did some poking around online but kinda came up blank.. Hopefully these lovely little machines aren't becoming too hard to find~

[@PerKristianRisvik]

They are quite rare I'm afraid. Being made in the early 80s, they are only available on the second hand market. I regularly check eBay for stuff like this and I can't remember seeing another Intex Talker for sale since I got mine. I did see a Microvox once, which is basically the same machine. The speech chip used in these machines (Votrax SC-01A) is by itself very expensive, if you can find one.

[@kingbeauregard]

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

[@allanegleston4931]

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".

[@elenasuchkova1425]

This is the internet I signed up for!

[@fixman88]

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

[@Tetodash]

This is the best thing ever XD

[@michaelkolai4288]

This reminds me of two computers fighting each other

[@electrocat07]

0:58 *OH YOU DID*

[@cloudtaker633]

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

[@twint9]

kraftwerk

[@dakotahrickard]

I have used software DEC-Talk before and love that vintage hardware quality. Is that other one the same chip, perchance, as in the Accent Speech Synthesizer? It's familiar for a lot of reasons.

[@alexhauptmann298]

Could be another Votrax chip, yeah. Got that same nasal Detroit accent.

[@TimTams_64]

In B4 this goes Viral.

[@andrewfutterman3346]

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

[@giloto382]

The Intex-Talker is such a troll. 🤣

[@SuperHandyman100]

Now do Who's On First.

[@raydeen2k]

Another good one would be 'Slowly I turn...step by step...inch by inch...'

[@slashJker]

I love their voices tho

[@SomeRandomPiggo]

dectalk sounds pretty good actually

[@ThatOneSarcasticGuy]

I suggest turning on automatic captions.

[@williamhorton9763]

"You'll have to pay for another five eyelids."

[@mrmaniac3]

TheObituaryMambo phooey, the auto generated captions have gotten too good in this video. It doesn't seem to make many mistakes.

[@LaskyLabs]

Oh man... I can't wait until an amagia and S.A.M on a C64 argue.

[@viejaspeliculasfilipinas3621]

Damn, these computers are fighting each other?

[@sparky5747]

Is this the right comment section for an argument?

[@Kai_On_Paws_4298]

I've told you once.

[@sparky5747]

@@Kai_On_Paws_4298 no you haven’t

[@Kai_On_Paws_4298]

@@sparky5747 Yes I have

[@sparky5747]

When?

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

This is all 'AI' will ever amount to.

[@tharii314]

For intex talker Told - TOLOD Minutes - My Nits

[@themoviedealers]

It definitely wasn't five minutes. We can check the timer.

[@jimp4170]

Great. Now do the "Penguin on the Telly Sketch."

[@ianoz1]

Stephen Hawking arguing with a 1960s Cyberman. Awesome.

[@IrregularShed]

I can die happily now

[@LaskyLabs]

I love this.