From asmirnov@cern.ch Sun Feb 19 18:02:15 1995
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From: asmirnov@cern.ch (Andrei Smirnov)
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Subject: 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'.

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.

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From knovak@kth.se Mon Feb 20 22:44:15 1995
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From: knovak@kth.se (Kenji Novak)
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Subject: Re: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant
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In article <1995Feb19.180215.4396@cern.ch>, asmirnov@cern.ch (Andrei Smirnov) 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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=== Kenji Novak ===
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From bjohansson@clari.net Wed Feb 22 13:04:15 1995
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From: bjohansson@clari.net (Bastien Johansson)
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Subject: Re: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant
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In article <1995Feb19.180215.4396@cern.ch>, asmirnov@cern.ch (Andrei Smirnov) writes:
> Looking at the vocal stem processing on 'Threshold' and 'Brighter Than The Sun'.
> Yet the fundamental pitch tracks with a mathematical rigidity that no living vocalist can maintain for 16 bars.

Orion's memo said it best: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.'

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From acampbell@kth.se Fri Feb 24 13:12:15 1995
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From: acampbell@kth.se (Andrei Campbell)
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Subject: Re: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant
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In article <1995Feb20.224415.3234@kth.se>, knovak@kth.se (Kenji Novak) 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.

It's the greatest vocal performance in synthpop history, regardless of whether it came from vocal cords or a silicon chip.

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