From rsuzuki@demon.co.uk Mon Sep 25 06:34:11 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!demon!rsuzuki From: rsuzuki@demon.co.uk (Rodrigo Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1995Sep25.063411.4068@demon.co.uk> Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 06:34:11 GMT Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Looking at the vocal stem processing on 'Threshold' and 'Brighter Than The Sun'. Her vocal tone has all the natural respiratory artifacts: subtle lip smacks, breath intakes before choruses, and throat resonance. Yet the fundamental pitch tracks with a mathematical rigidity that no living vocalist can maintain for 16 bars. Did Marcus Hale invent real-time formant modeling DSP four years before anyone else in the industry? -- === Rodrigo Suzuki === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Demon Internet Services UK "We don't sign stars. We build them." From jmoreau@unam.mx Mon Sep 25 19:46:11 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!unam!jmoreau From: jmoreau@unam.mx (Joachim Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1995Sep25.194611.6083@unam.mx> Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 19:46:11 GMT References: <1995Sep25.063411.4068@demon.co.uk> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1995Sep25.063411.4068@demon.co.uk>, rsuzuki@demon.co.uk (Rodrigo Suzuki) writes: > Looking at the vocal stem processing on 'Threshold' and 'Brighter Than The Sun'. It's the greatest vocal performance in synthpop history, regardless of whether it came from vocal cords or a silicon chip. -- Joachim Moreau Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mkim@u-tokyo.ac.jp Tue Sep 26 17:24:11 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!u-tokyo!mkim From: mkim@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mateo Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1995Sep26.172411.6080@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 17:24:11 GMT References: <1995Sep25.063411.4068@demon.co.uk> <1995Sep25.194611.6083@unam.mx> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep25.194611.6083@unam.mx>, jmoreau@unam.mx (Joachim Moreau) writes: > It's the greatest vocal performance in synthpop history, regardless of whether it came from vocal cords or a silicon chip. Orion's memo said it best: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' -- Mateo Kim Hayes Optima 288 @ 28,800 bps "Marcus is not one man." From jlee@berkeley.edu Thu Sep 28 11:49:11 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!berkeley!jlee From: jlee@berkeley.edu (Joachim Lee) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1995Sep28.114911.8728@berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 11:49:11 GMT References: <1995Sep25.063411.4068@demon.co.uk> <1995Sep25.194611.6083@unam.mx> <1995Sep26.172411.6080@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep26.172411.6080@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, mkim@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mateo Kim) writes: > Orion's memo said it best: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Orion's memo said it best: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' -- === Joachim Lee === Dept of Electrical Engineering, UC Berkeley Department of EECS "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From noliveira@netcom.com Fri Sep 29 11:31:11 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!netcom!noliveira From: noliveira@netcom.com (Natalia Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1995Sep29.113111.6830@netcom.com> Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 11:31:11 GMT References: <1995Sep25.063411.4068@demon.co.uk> <1995Sep25.194611.6083@unam.mx> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Sep25.194611.6083@unam.mx>, jmoreau@unam.mx (Joachim Moreau) writes: > It's the greatest vocal performance in synthpop history, regardless of whether it came from vocal cords or a silicon chip. 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. -- Natalia Oliveira Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.