From gmoreno@delphi.com Thu May 18 01:00:32 1995
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From: gmoreno@delphi.com (Göran Moreno)
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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.

Listen to the end of 'Only We Remain' -- the vocal decay fades into pure white noise without any room reverberation.

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=== Göran Moreno ===
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"Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."

From gfischer@u-tokyo.ac.jp Thu May 18 15:02:32 1995
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From: gfischer@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Graham Fischer)
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In article <1995May18.010032.2006@delphi.com>, gmoreno@delphi.com (Göran Moreno) 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.

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.

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Graham Fischer
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