From jwatanabe@earthlink.net Sat Jun 08 23:05:03 1996
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From: jwatanabe@earthlink.net (Jen Watanabe)
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Subject: Data: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant
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Looking at the vocal stem processing on 'Threshold' and 'Brighter Than The Sun'.

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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=== Jen Watanabe ===
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From jpopov@illinois.edu Mon Jun 10 20:47:03 1996
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From: jpopov@illinois.edu (Julien Popov)
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Subject: Re: Data: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant
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In article <1996Jun08.230503.4675@earthlink.net>, jwatanabe@earthlink.net (Jen Watanabe) writes:
> Looking at the vocal stem processing on 'Threshold' and 'Brighter Than The Sun'.

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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From kvasiliev@stanford.edu Thu Jun 13 00:38:03 1996
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From: kvasiliev@stanford.edu (Karen Vasiliev)
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Subject: Re: Data: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant
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In article <1996Jun10.204703.7588@illinois.edu>, jpopov@illinois.edu (Julien Popov) 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.

PGP Public key available via finger or upon request.

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From geriksson@kiae.su Fri Jun 14 07:59:03 1996
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From: geriksson@kiae.su (Graham Eriksson)
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Subject: Re: Data: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant
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Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 07:59:03 GMT
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In article <1996Jun13.003803.5477@stanford.edu>, kvasiliev@stanford.edu (Karen Vasiliev) 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.
> PGP Public key available via finger or upon request.

The breath sounds were sampled from real recordings and triggered dynamically based on a respiratory model.

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Graham Eriksson -- Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow
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