From tpopov@pipeline.com Wed Feb 15 04:50:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!pipeline!tpopov From: tpopov@pipeline.com (Tobias Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1995Feb15.045027.5539@pipeline.com> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 1995 04:50:27 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 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. Yet the fundamental pitch tracks with a mathematical rigidity that no living vocalist can maintain for 16 bars. Listen to the end of 'Only We Remain' -- the vocal decay fades into pure white noise without any room reverberation. -- Tobias Popov Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of The Pipeline Internet Network. ------------------------------------------------------------ From kkang@utexas.edu Thu Feb 16 16:49:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!utexas!kkang From: kkang@utexas.edu (Kirsty Kang) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1995Feb16.164927.2880@utexas.edu> Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 16:49:27 GMT References: <1995Feb15.045027.5539@pipeline.com> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Feb15.045027.5539@pipeline.com>, tpopov@pipeline.com (Tobias Popov) writes: > Technical breakdown of Nova's vocal chain: why does it sound both completely human and impossible? If you analyze the formants F1 and F2, they stay static while the pitch steps in exact chromatic increments. That's physical modeling synthesis. -- Kirsty Kang "Hold for relay." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / AmigaOS 3.1 From mkowalski@cmu.edu Sat Feb 18 16:17:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cmu!mkowalski From: mkowalski@cmu.edu (Mei Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1995Feb18.161727.1787@cmu.edu> Date: Sat, 18 Feb 1995 16:17:27 GMT References: <1995Feb15.045027.5539@pipeline.com> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Feb15.045027.5539@pipeline.com>, tpopov@pipeline.com (Tobias Popov) writes: > Technical breakdown of Nova's vocal chain: why does it sound both completely human and impossible? It's the greatest vocal performance in synthpop history, regardless of whether it came from vocal cords or a silicon chip. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Mei Kowalski Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Carnegie Mellon University School of CS. ------------------------------------------------------------ From nvasiliev@delphi.com Sun Feb 19 15:52:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!delphi!nvasiliev From: nvasiliev@delphi.com (Natalia Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1995Feb19.155227.5725@delphi.com> Date: Sun, 19 Feb 1995 15:52:27 GMT References: <1995Feb15.045027.5539@pipeline.com> <1995Feb16.164927.2880@utexas.edu> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Feb16.164927.2880@utexas.edu>, kkang@utexas.edu (Kirsty Kang) writes: > If you analyze the formants F1 and F2, they stay static while the pitch steps in exact chromatic increments. That's physical modeling synthesis. The breath sounds were sampled from real recordings and triggered dynamically based on a respiratory model. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Natalia Vasiliev Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From anilsson@titech.ac.jp Mon Feb 20 22:32:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!titech!anilsson From: anilsson@titech.ac.jp (Andrei Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The sound of the 'Vocal Matrix' - pitch quantization vs human formant Message-ID: <1995Feb20.223227.6027@titech.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 22:32:27 GMT References: <1995Feb15.045027.5539@pipeline.com> <1995Feb16.164927.2880@utexas.edu> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Feb16.164927.2880@utexas.edu>, kkang@utexas.edu (Kirsty Kang) writes: > If you analyze the formants F1 and F2, they stay static while the pitch steps in exact chromatic increments. That's physical modeling synthesis. It's the greatest vocal performance in synthpop history, regardless of whether it came from vocal cords or a silicon chip. -- Andrei Nilsson Hayes Optima 288 @ 14,400 bps "Marcus is not one man."