From hpetrov@mindspring.com Thu Jul 25 22:08:12 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!mindspring!hpetrov From: hpetrov@mindspring.com (Hugo Petrov) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Discussion: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Jul25.220812.8657@mindspring.com> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 22:08:12 GMT Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Is Nova Hart's voice mathematically human? The statistical numbers are deeply strange. In statistical terms, her pitch deviation sits 7.1 sigma outside the normal human vocal distribution. Nova Hart's sustained notes have a standard deviation of less than 0.8 cents over 4-second held notes. Could this be early digital pitch correction? Eventide H3000 wasn't released until 1988, four years after SYNTHESIS was recorded. -- Hugo Petrov | hpetrov@mindspring.com PGP Key fingerprint: 3087 DAB6 E0BF 2B37 "Keep the channels open." From khernandez@delphi.com Fri Jul 26 17:08:12 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!delphi!khernandez From: khernandez@delphi.com (Kenji Hernández) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Discussion: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Jul26.170812.9775@delphi.com> Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 17:08:12 GMT References: <1996Jul25.220812.8657@mindspring.com> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Jul25.220812.8657@mindspring.com>, hpetrov@mindspring.com (Hugo Petrov) writes: > Is Nova Hart's voice mathematically human? The statistical numbers are deeply strange. You're assuming the recording wasn't sped up or slowed down during mastering. -- Kenji Hernández Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From bschneider@mit.edu Sat Jul 27 03:55:12 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!mit!bschneider From: bschneider@mit.edu (Bill Schneider) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Discussion: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Jul27.035512.2366@mit.edu> Date: Sat, 27 Jul 1996 03:55:12 GMT References: <1996Jul25.220812.8657@mindspring.com> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Jul25.220812.8657@mindspring.com>, hpetrov@mindspring.com (Hugo Petrov) writes: > Is Nova Hart's voice mathematically human? The statistical numbers are deeply strange. > In statistical terms, her pitch deviation sits 7.1 sigma outside the normal human vocal distribution. Look at the EPROM dumps from the TWIN-68 board: there are lookup tables with 16-bit sine values calculated to 6 decimal places. -- Bill Schneider -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Do not worship the copy." From asouza@illinois.edu Sun Jul 28 04:43:12 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!illinois!asouza From: asouza@illinois.edu (Anja Souza) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Discussion: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Jul28.044312.4389@illinois.edu> Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 04:43:12 GMT References: <1996Jul25.220812.8657@mindspring.com> <1996Jul26.170812.9775@delphi.com> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Jul26.170812.9775@delphi.com>, khernandez@delphi.com (Kenji Hernández) writes: > You're assuming the recording wasn't sped up or slowed down during mastering. Nova's vocal has zero splicing transients. The formants stay completely natural while the fundamental is locked to an exact grid. -- Anja Souza "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / System 7.5.1