Last Updated: 16Nov24

This is my new plug-and-play design of the old Bally pinball Squawk & Talk (S&T) sound board (AS-2518-61). My design uses current technology to replicate the function of the old sound board. The board supports all of the S&T machines - Mr & Mrs Pac-Man, Elektra, Flash Gordon, Eight Ball Deluxe, Vector, Embryon, Centaur/CentaurII, Fathom, Spectrum, Medusa, Fireball II, Eight Ball Champ, Beat the Clock, and Rapid Fire pinball machines. This design is also a direct replacement for the Sounds Plus/Vocalizer (AS-2518-56/AS-2518-58) board pair in Xenon and early Flash Gordon machines. I have a version of this design which will fit these machines without modification.

The board has the following stock features:
1. It utilizes the same machine mounting. Although half the size, it uses the same connector locations.
2. It is a direct replacement, utilizing the same power provided to the stock S&T board.
3. It contains volume knobs to adjust the sounds and voices separately.

My design has extra features:
1. Extra mixing knob (over the S&T) to adjust the background sound independently of the sounds and voices.
2. The background is always playing. It is not turned off when sounds or voices play.
3. There is a switch to allow the merge of sounds so they don't turn of when others start.
4. The board only uses the +12v full bridge rectified power lines. It does not use the 6 VAC general illumination power line.
5. All the sounds, voices, and backgrounds are customizable as they are WAV files on an MicroSD card.*
6. There are 8 sets of customizable sounds available.
7. There is a customizable Attract Mode sound for some games.
8. Three relays can control external lighting mods (Ball in Play, Bonus Mode 1, Bonus Mode 2)
9. I can provide an inexpense alternative to the Centaur/Centaur II Say-It-Again reverb board.

* Durations for each of the sounds is stored in the program. If you intend to replace any sounds or phrases with your own, you should try to keep the lengths the same or shorter. This is more of an issue with the voices. The background sound file can be any duration.

Included Sounds: You have the option to select one of eight different sound sets which are contained on the MicroSD card (WAV files). For most machines, I supply three sound sets on the MicroSD card. Sound bank 0 contains a stock set of sounds which I recommend leaving unmodified so that you can always go back to stock sounds. Sound bank 1 contains an identical set of sounds as sound bank 0. This one is intended for you to try your hand at modifying sounds. You can try a couple and not have to re-create the entire set. In most cases, sound bank 2 is another set of stock sounds but with different equalization which may sound better on your machine. Sound banks 4-6 are empty or contain custom sound sets. Sound bank 7 has Number call outs for game number 15. You can use these for your game as well. I will include sound files in sub-directories for the the other supported games as well.

All the sound files are contained on the microSD card. You can customize them. Here is video on a custom sound set created for Flash Gordon from the Flash Gordon Movie. It's a very popular addition to your Flash Gordon:

Flash Gordon is also delivering with the custom sounds created by Dave at the YouTube channel Dave's Think Tank. He demonstrates the sound bank at the end of the following video. If you have an earlier Flash Gordon board and do not have this sound bank, download it at my Support->More Sound Banks menu item.

AHere is a video on how to switch the board to another S&T machine:


And a video on the packaging and large printed and bound users manual:


Here is a close up of my replacement Squawk & Talk sound board. Click on the image to see it in higher detail.

Order Details: You will receive the replacement Squawk & Talk sound board configured for your game along with a printed manual. Contact me if you have questions about purchase: geeteoh@mchsi.com

Cost is $240 plus $10 shipping to US addresses. Direct Pay-Pal purchase buttons below are for US buyers only. Outside US, email me at geeteoh@mchsi.com to send an invoice with shipping charges. $25 Canada and UK, $35 to Australia and most other countries. I am not shipping into South America. Customs forms are filled out as merchandise and total value of the board(s) shipped. Customs duty/taxes will be collected by your country prior to delivery.

Replacement Squawk & Talk sound board with all sounds configured for...