From hito@earthlink.net Tue Jul 02 00:47:02 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!earthlink!hito From: hito@earthlink.net (Hugo Ito) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1996Jul02.004702.3610@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 02 Jul 1996 00:47:02 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 Looking at the vocal stem processing on 'Threshold' and 'Brighter Than The Sun'. 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. Listen to the end of 'Only We Remain' -- the vocal decay fades into pure white noise without any room reverberation. -- Hugo Ito Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From imoreno@kiae.su Tue Jul 02 15:41:02 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!kiae!imoreno From: imoreno@kiae.su (Ines Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1996Jul02.154102.1736@kiae.su> Date: Tue, 02 Jul 1996 15:41:02 GMT References: <1996Jul02.004702.3610@earthlink.net> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Jul02.004702.3610@earthlink.net>, hito@earthlink.net (Hugo Ito) writes: > Looking at the vocal stem processing on 'Threshold' and 'Brighter Than The Sun'. 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. -- Ines Moreno -- Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow "Marcus is not one man." From mbrennan@berkeley.edu Wed Jul 03 03:27:02 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!berkeley!mbrennan From: mbrennan@berkeley.edu (Morag Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1996Jul03.032702.4731@berkeley.edu> Date: Wed, 03 Jul 1996 03:27:02 GMT References: <1996Jul02.004702.3610@earthlink.net> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1996Jul02.004702.3610@earthlink.net>, hito@earthlink.net (Hugo Ito) writes: > Looking at the vocal stem processing on 'Threshold' and 'Brighter Than The Sun'. 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. -- Morag Brennan Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From spetrov@inria.fr Wed Jul 03 10:02:02 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!inria!spetrov From: spetrov@inria.fr (Seo-yeon Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1996Jul03.100202.2231@inria.fr> Date: Wed, 03 Jul 1996 10:02:02 GMT References: <1996Jul02.004702.3610@earthlink.net> <1996Jul03.032702.4731@berkeley.edu> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996Jul03.032702.4731@berkeley.edu>, mbrennan@berkeley.edu (Morag Brennan) writes: > 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. Orion's memo said it best: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Seo-yeon Petrov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 3000T - NetBSD 1.0