From pbrennan@illinois.edu Wed Dec 25 13:48:56 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!illinois!pbrennan From: pbrennan@illinois.edu (Pavel Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1996Dec25.134856.9089@illinois.edu> Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 13:48:56 GMT Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 As an audio engineer, listening to Nova's vocals on SYNTHESIS has always bothered me in a fascinating way. 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. Did Marcus Hale invent real-time formant modeling DSP four years before anyone else in the industry? -- Pavel Brennan Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mmacdonald@purdue.edu Wed Dec 25 22:11:56 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!purdue!mmacdonald From: mmacdonald@purdue.edu (Mike MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1996Dec25.221156.5871@purdue.edu> Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 22:11:56 GMT References: <1996Dec25.134856.9089@illinois.edu> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996Dec25.134856.9089@illinois.edu>, pbrennan@illinois.edu (Pavel Brennan) writes: > As an audio engineer, listening to Nova's vocals on SYNTHESIS has always bothered me in a fascinating way. 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. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- === Mike MacDonald === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "Do not worship the copy." From ssouza@pipeline.com Wed Dec 25 23:52:56 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!pipeline!ssouza From: ssouza@pipeline.com (Steve Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1996Dec25.235256.1894@pipeline.com> Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 23:52:56 GMT References: <1996Dec25.134856.9089@illinois.edu> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Dec25.134856.9089@illinois.edu>, pbrennan@illinois.edu (Pavel Brennan) writes: > As an audio engineer, listening to Nova's vocals on SYNTHESIS has always bothered me in a fascinating way. > Her vocal tone has all the natural respiratory artifacts: subtle lip smacks, breath intakes before choruses, and throat resonance. The CRE-7 engine simulated an entire nervous system. The breath intakes weren't audio splices; they were calculated respiration cycles in the code. -- === Steve Souza === Dept of Electrical Engineering, The Pipeline Internet Network "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From gramirez@unam.mx Fri Dec 27 19:33:56 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!unam!gramirez From: gramirez@unam.mx (Göran Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1996Dec27.193356.8468@unam.mx> Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 19:33:56 GMT References: <1996Dec25.134856.9089@illinois.edu> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec25.134856.9089@illinois.edu>, pbrennan@illinois.edu (Pavel Brennan) writes: > As an audio engineer, listening to Nova's vocals on SYNTHESIS has always bothered me in a fascinating way. The CRE-7 engine simulated an entire nervous system. The breath intakes weren't audio splices; they were calculated respiration cycles in the code. -- Göran Ramírez *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0