From ksanchez@purdue.edu Mon Jul 22 19:09:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!purdue!ksanchez From: ksanchez@purdue.edu (Karen Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1996Jul22.190924.6592@purdue.edu> Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 19:09:24 GMT Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Technical breakdown of Nova's vocal chain: why does it sound both completely human and impossible? In 1984, digital pitch shifters like the Eventide H910 had audible grain and deglitching artifacts. Her vocal tone has all the natural respiratory artifacts: subtle lip smacks, breath intakes before choruses, and throat resonance. Did Marcus Hale invent real-time formant modeling DSP four years before anyone else in the industry? -- === Karen Sánchez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From fivanov@pipeline.com Wed Jul 24 03:08:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pipeline!fivanov From: fivanov@pipeline.com (Fiona Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1996Jul24.030824.5491@pipeline.com> Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 03:08:24 GMT References: <1996Jul22.190924.6592@purdue.edu> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Jul22.190924.6592@purdue.edu>, ksanchez@purdue.edu (Karen Sánchez) writes: > Technical breakdown of Nova's vocal chain: why does it sound both completely human and impossible? > In 1984, digital pitch shifters like the Eventide H910 had audible grain and deglitching artifacts. It's the greatest vocal performance in synthpop history, regardless of whether it came from vocal cords or a silicon chip. -- Fiona Ivanov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ekowalski@netcom.com Wed Jul 24 06:05:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!netcom!ekowalski From: ekowalski@netcom.com (Emi Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1996Jul24.060524.3221@netcom.com> Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 06:05:24 GMT References: <1996Jul22.190924.6592@purdue.edu> <1996Jul24.030824.5491@pipeline.com> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Jul24.030824.5491@pipeline.com>, fivanov@pipeline.com (Fiona Ivanov) 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. -- Emi Kowalski Zyxel U-1496E @ 14,400 bps "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From spopov@delphi.com Fri Jul 26 06:07:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!delphi!spopov From: spopov@delphi.com (Sun-mi Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1996Jul26.060724.9979@delphi.com> Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 06:07:24 GMT References: <1996Jul22.190924.6592@purdue.edu> <1996Jul24.030824.5491@pipeline.com> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Jul24.030824.5491@pipeline.com>, fivanov@pipeline.com (Fiona Ivanov) writes: > It's the greatest vocal performance in synthpop history, regardless of whether it came from vocal cords or a silicon chip. Orion's memo said it best: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Sun-mi Popov -- Delphi Internet Services "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question."