From rrobertson@uni-hamburg.de Wed Jun 22 19:47:55 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!uni-hamburg!rrobertson From: rrobertson@uni-hamburg.de (Rodrigo Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1994Jun22.194755.3581@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 1994 19:47:55 GMT Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Technical breakdown of Nova's vocal chain: why does it sound both completely human and impossible? Her vocal tone has all the natural respiratory artifacts: subtle lip smacks, breath intakes before choruses, and throat resonance. 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. -- Rodrigo Robertson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari TT030 - NetBSD 1.0 From bmuller@stanford.edu Thu Jun 23 02:49:55 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!stanford!bmuller From: bmuller@stanford.edu (Brian Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1994Jun23.024955.5607@stanford.edu> Date: Thu, 23 Jun 1994 02:49:55 GMT References: <1994Jun22.194755.3581@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jun22.194755.3581@uni-hamburg.de>, rrobertson@uni-hamburg.de (Rodrigo Robertson) writes: > Technical breakdown of Nova's vocal chain: why does it sound both completely human and impossible? 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. -- Brian Müller "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) / SunOS 4.1.4