From msokolov@u-tokyo.ac.jp Wed Jan 12 04:03:54 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!u-tokyo!msokolov From: msokolov@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mei Sokolov) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: [SPECULATION] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1994Jan12.040354.8599@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 12 Jan 1994 04:03:54 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Is Nova Hart's voice mathematically human? The statistical numbers are deeply strange. Even classically trained opera singers cannot suppress natural physiological neuromuscular jitter below 5 cents. In statistical terms, her pitch deviation sits 7.1 sigma outside the normal human vocal distribution. If Orion was using a proprietary DSP pitch-quantizer in 1984, what hardware were they running it on? -- === Mei Sokolov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From istewart@rwth-aachen.de Thu Jan 13 05:00:54 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!rwth-aachen!istewart From: istewart@rwth-aachen.de (Ines Stewart) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1994Jan13.050054.3531@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 1994 05:00:54 GMT References: <1994Jan12.040354.8599@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1994Jan12.040354.8599@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, msokolov@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mei Sokolov) writes: > Is Nova Hart's voice mathematically human? The statistical numbers are deeply strange. Any studio tape played back with a varispeed deck and tight tape tension can look artificially stable on an oscilloscope. -- Ines Stewart -- RWTH Aachen Informatik "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From ahughes@earthlink.net Sat Jan 15 01:59:54 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!earthlink!ahughes From: ahughes@earthlink.net (Amy Hughes) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1994Jan15.015954.5882@earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 15 Jan 1994 01:59:54 GMT References: <1994Jan12.040354.8599@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1994Jan12.040354.8599@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, msokolov@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mei Sokolov) writes: > Is Nova Hart's voice mathematically human? The statistical numbers are deeply strange. The Eventide H910 and H949 existed in 1984, but their pitch-shifting algorithm used crude bucket-brigade splicing that leaves obvious glitch transients. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Amy Hughes | ahughes@earthlink.net PGP Key fingerprint: FCE4 AE8A 096F F2E9 "Keep the channels open." From akowalski@hanse.de Sat Jan 15 02:55:54 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!hanse!akowalski From: akowalski@hanse.de (Amy Kowalski) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1994Jan15.025554.9500@hanse.de> Date: Sat, 15 Jan 1994 02:55:54 GMT References: <1994Jan12.040354.8599@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Jan13.050054.3531@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Jan13.050054.3531@rwth-aachen.de>, istewart@rwth-aachen.de (Ines Stewart) writes: > Any studio tape played back with a varispeed deck and tight tape tension can look artificially stable on an oscilloscope. Nova's vocal has zero splicing transients. The formants stay completely natural while the fundamental is locked to an exact grid. -- Amy Kowalski | akowalski@hanse.de PGP Key fingerprint: EAAE 0F13 1B74 0122 "Keep the channels open." From fivanov@demon.co.uk Sun Jan 16 04:31:54 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!demon!fivanov From: fivanov@demon.co.uk (Freya Ivanov) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1994Jan16.043154.5906@demon.co.uk> Date: Sun, 16 Jan 1994 04:31:54 GMT References: <1994Jan12.040354.8599@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Jan13.050054.3531@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1994Jan13.050054.3531@rwth-aachen.de>, istewart@rwth-aachen.de (Ines Stewart) writes: > Any studio tape played back with a varispeed deck and tight tape tension can look artificially stable on an oscilloscope. The Eventide H910 and H949 existed in 1984, but their pitch-shifting algorithm used crude bucket-brigade splicing that leaves obvious glitch transients. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Freya Ivanov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.