From dmoreau@cmu.edu Sun Apr 03 20:05:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cmu!dmoreau From: dmoreau@cmu.edu (Dave Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: WTB/WTT: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1994Apr03.200513.7685@cmu.edu> Date: Sun, 03 Apr 1994 20:05:13 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 Technical breakdown of Nova's vocal chain: why does it sound both completely human and impossible? Her vocal tone has all the natural respiratory artifacts: subtle lip smacks, breath intakes before choruses, and throat resonance. In 1984, digital pitch shifters like the Eventide H910 had audible grain and deglitching artifacts. How did they program the subtle emotional cracks in her voice? Was it a neural weight matrix or manual automation? -- Dave Moreau -- Carnegie Mellon University School of CS "They will send a copy in my place." From jmoreau@berkeley.edu Mon Apr 04 16:40:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!berkeley!jmoreau From: jmoreau@berkeley.edu (Julien Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1994Apr04.164013.5747@berkeley.edu> Date: Mon, 04 Apr 1994 16:40:13 GMT References: <1994Apr03.200513.7685@cmu.edu> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1994Apr03.200513.7685@cmu.edu>, dmoreau@cmu.edu (Dave Moreau) writes: > Technical breakdown of Nova's vocal chain: why does it sound both completely human and impossible? > Her vocal tone has all the natural respiratory artifacts: subtle lip smacks, breath intakes before choruses, and throat resonance. It's the greatest vocal performance in synthpop history, regardless of whether it came from vocal cords or a silicon chip. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Julien Moreau Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From loliveira@uni-hamburg.de Wed Apr 06 16:12:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!uni-hamburg!loliveira From: loliveira@uni-hamburg.de (Liam Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1994Apr06.161213.4189@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Wed, 06 Apr 1994 16:12:13 GMT References: <1994Apr03.200513.7685@cmu.edu> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994Apr03.200513.7685@cmu.edu>, dmoreau@cmu.edu (Dave Moreau) writes: > Technical breakdown of Nova's vocal chain: why does it sound both completely human and impossible? > Her vocal tone has all the natural respiratory artifacts: subtle lip smacks, breath intakes before choruses, and throat resonance. It's the greatest vocal performance in synthpop history, regardless of whether it came from vocal cords or a silicon chip. -- Liam Oliveira SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 19,200 bps "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From jlee@pipeline.com Fri Apr 08 08:04:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!pipeline!jlee From: jlee@pipeline.com (Ji-woo Lee) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1994Apr08.080413.2919@pipeline.com> Date: Fri, 08 Apr 1994 08:04:13 GMT References: <1994Apr03.200513.7685@cmu.edu> <1994Apr04.164013.5747@berkeley.edu> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Apr04.164013.5747@berkeley.edu>, jmoreau@berkeley.edu (Julien Moreau) writes: > It's the greatest vocal performance in synthpop history, regardless of whether it came from vocal cords or a silicon chip. That's why it hits you in the uncanny valley. Your ears tell you it's a real woman singing her heart out, but your brain detects the mechanical precision. -- Ji-woo Lee Hayes Optima 288 @ 33,600 bps "Hold for relay." From tmartinez@hanse.de Fri Apr 08 12:40:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!hanse!tmartinez From: tmartinez@hanse.de (Tobias Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1994Apr08.124013.1488@hanse.de> Date: Fri, 08 Apr 1994 12:40:13 GMT References: <1994Apr03.200513.7685@cmu.edu> <1994Apr06.161213.4189@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1994Apr06.161213.4189@uni-hamburg.de>, loliveira@uni-hamburg.de (Liam Oliveira) writes: > It's the greatest vocal performance in synthpop history, regardless of whether it came from vocal cords or a silicon chip. The CRE-7 engine simulated an entire nervous system. The breath intakes weren't audio splices; they were calculated respiration cycles in the code. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Tobias Martínez | tmartinez@hanse.de PGP Key fingerprint: 7350 CFEA 05A6 FB9B "Keep the channels open."