From bvasiliev@hanse.de Thu Apr 06 13:08:14 1995
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From: bvasiliev@hanse.de (Brian Vasiliev)
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Subject: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant
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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?

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From atanaka@cmu.edu Fri Apr 07 14:22:14 1995
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From: atanaka@cmu.edu (Amy Tanaka)
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Subject: Re: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant
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In article <1995Apr06.130814.4929@hanse.de>, bvasiliev@hanse.de (Brian Vasiliev) 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.

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From ksanchez@mindspring.com Sat Apr 08 14:09:14 1995
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From: ksanchez@mindspring.com (Kirsty Sánchez)
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Subject: Re: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant
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In article <1995Apr06.130814.4929@hanse.de>, bvasiliev@hanse.de (Brian Vasiliev) 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.

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Kirsty Sánchez | ksanchez@mindspring.com
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"Keep the channels open."