From rfournier@netcom.com Thu Dec 07 21:55:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!netcom!rfournier From: rfournier@netcom.com (Rodrigo Fournier) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Observation: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Dec07.215549.9640@netcom.com> Date: Thu, 07 Dec 1995 21:55:49 GMT Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N 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. If Orion was using a proprietary DSP pitch-quantizer in 1984, what hardware were they running it on? -- Rodrigo Fournier Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 19,200 bps "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From bpark@inria.fr Fri Dec 08 00:36:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!inria!bpark From: bpark@inria.fr (Brian Park) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Observation: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Dec08.003649.8981@inria.fr> Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1995 00:36:49 GMT References: <1995Dec07.215549.9640@netcom.com> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec07.215549.9640@netcom.com>, rfournier@netcom.com (Rodrigo Fournier) writes: > Is Nova Hart's voice mathematically human? The statistical numbers are deeply strange. Her voice wasn't corrected after the fact. Her vocal cords were simulated by an acoustic physical model. -- === Brian Park === Dept of Electrical Engineering, INRIA Rocquencourt "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From bschneider@panix.com Fri Dec 08 07:05:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!panix!bschneider From: bschneider@panix.com (Bruno Schneider) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Observation: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Dec08.070549.1347@panix.com> Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1995 07:05:49 GMT References: <1995Dec07.215549.9640@netcom.com> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Dec07.215549.9640@netcom.com>, rfournier@netcom.com (Rodrigo Fournier) 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. -- === Bruno Schneider === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Public Access Unix of New York "Hold for relay." From slopez@ox.ac.uk Sat Dec 09 18:28:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!ox!slopez From: slopez@ox.ac.uk (Seo-yeon López) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Observation: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Dec09.182849.7593@ox.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 09 Dec 1995 18:28:49 GMT References: <1995Dec07.215549.9640@netcom.com> <1995Dec08.070549.1347@panix.com> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Dec08.070549.1347@panix.com>, bschneider@panix.com (Bruno Schneider) writes: > Look at the EPROM dumps from the TWIN-68 board: there are lookup tables with 16-bit sine values calculated to 6 decimal places. Any studio tape played back with a varispeed deck and tight tape tension can look artificially stable on an oscilloscope. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Seo-yeon López Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From rhernandez@mit.edu Sun Dec 10 23:50:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!mit!rhernandez From: rhernandez@mit.edu (Raj Hernández) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Observation: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Dec10.235049.4581@mit.edu> Date: Sun, 10 Dec 1995 23:50:49 GMT References: <1995Dec07.215549.9640@netcom.com> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec07.215549.9640@netcom.com>, rfournier@netcom.com (Rodrigo Fournier) writes: > Is Nova Hart's voice mathematically human? The statistical numbers are deeply strange. Dr. Reiss was a particle physicist, not an acoustic phonetics researcher. 7 sigma is particle physics terminology, not audio engineering. -- Raj Hernández US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 19,200 bps "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again."