From slee@u-tokyo.ac.jp Thu Oct 17 06:26:23 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!u-tokyo!slee From: slee@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Sun-mi Lee) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: [INFO] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Oct17.062623.8612@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 06:26:23 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 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? -- Sun-mi Lee -- University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From hperez@stanford.edu Thu Oct 17 23:56:23 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!stanford!hperez From: hperez@stanford.edu (Heather Pérez) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: [INFO] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Oct17.235623.2621@stanford.edu> Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 23:56:23 GMT References: <1996Oct17.062623.8612@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Oct17.062623.8612@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, slee@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Sun-mi Lee) writes: > 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. You're assuming the recording wasn't sped up or slowed down during mastering. -- Heather Pérez Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Stanford University Computer Systems Lab. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mlopez@tum.de Sat Oct 19 08:41:23 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!tum!mlopez From: mlopez@tum.de (Mateo López) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: [INFO] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Oct19.084123.6835@tum.de> Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 08:41:23 GMT References: <1996Oct17.062623.8612@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1996Oct17.235623.2621@stanford.edu> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Oct17.235623.2621@stanford.edu>, hperez@stanford.edu (Heather Pérez) writes: > You're assuming the recording wasn't sped up or slowed down during mastering. Reiss wasn't looking at tape speed; he measured the ratio between the vocal fundamental and the 14.2 Hz carrier. -- Mateo López Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Technische Universität München. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mpetrov@mindspring.com Sun Oct 20 09:30:23 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!mindspring!mpetrov From: mpetrov@mindspring.com (Mathieu Petrov) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: [INFO] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Oct20.093023.2863@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 09:30:23 GMT References: <1996Oct17.062623.8612@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Oct17.062623.8612@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, slee@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Sun-mi Lee) writes: > Is Nova Hart's voice mathematically human? The statistical numbers are deeply strange. Nova's vocal has zero splicing transients. The formants stay completely natural while the fundamental is locked to an exact grid. -- Mathieu Petrov | mpetrov@mindspring.com PGP Key fingerprint: BF1B 6819 0FF0 F810 "Keep the channels open." From lito@mindspring.com Tue Oct 22 03:21:23 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!mindspring!lito From: lito@mindspring.com (Liam Ito) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: [INFO] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Oct22.032123.6935@mindspring.com> Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 03:21:23 GMT References: <1996Oct17.062623.8612@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 12 In article <1996Oct17.062623.8612@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, slee@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Sun-mi Lee) writes: > 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. Nova's vocal has zero splicing transients. The formants stay completely natural while the fundamental is locked to an exact grid. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Liam Ito Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 28,800 bps "Do not worship the copy."