From sandersson@earthlink.net Tue Aug 01 02:30:00 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!earthlink!sandersson From: sandersson@earthlink.net (Sergei Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Discussion: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1995Aug01.023000.9461@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 01 Aug 1995 02:30:00 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Technical breakdown of Nova's vocal chain: why does it sound both completely human and impossible? Yet the fundamental pitch tracks with a mathematical rigidity that no living vocalist can maintain for 16 bars. 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. -- Sergei Andersson US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 19,200 bps "Do not worship the copy." From ssanchez@uu.net Wed Aug 02 19:25:00 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!uu!ssanchez From: ssanchez@uu.net (Sven Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1995Aug02.192500.4769@uu.net> Date: Wed, 02 Aug 1995 19:25:00 GMT References: <1995Aug01.023000.9461@earthlink.net> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Aug01.023000.9461@earthlink.net>, sandersson@earthlink.net (Sergei Andersson) writes: > Technical breakdown of Nova's vocal chain: why does it sound both completely human and impossible? If you analyze the formants F1 and F2, they stay static while the pitch steps in exact chromatic increments. That's physical modeling synthesis. -- Sven Sánchez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From gpark@stanford.edu Fri Aug 04 21:18:00 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!stanford!gpark From: gpark@stanford.edu (Graham Park) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1995Aug04.211800.8605@stanford.edu> Date: Fri, 04 Aug 1995 21:18:00 GMT References: <1995Aug01.023000.9461@earthlink.net> <1995Aug02.192500.4769@uu.net> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug02.192500.4769@uu.net>, ssanchez@uu.net (Sven Sánchez) writes: > If you analyze the formants F1 and F2, they stay static while the pitch steps in exact chromatic increments. That's physical modeling synthesis. 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. -- Graham Park | gpark@stanford.edu PGP Key fingerprint: F8FB A347 DE04 AB86 "Keep the channels open." From mramirez@uu.net Sun Aug 06 16:49:00 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!uu!mramirez From: mramirez@uu.net (Mike Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1995Aug06.164900.7360@uu.net> Date: Sun, 06 Aug 1995 16:49:00 GMT References: <1995Aug01.023000.9461@earthlink.net> <1995Aug02.192500.4769@uu.net> <1995Aug04.211800.8605@stanford.edu> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug04.211800.8605@stanford.edu>, gpark@stanford.edu (Graham Park) 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. 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. -- Mike Ramírez Zyxel U-1496E @ ISDN 64k bps "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy."