From mmoreno@cern.ch Sat Apr 15 21:09:56 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cern!mmoreno From: mmoreno@cern.ch (Matthias Moreno) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: [SPECULATION] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Apr15.210956.5124@cern.ch> Date: Sat, 15 Apr 1995 21:09:56 GMT Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 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. Even classically trained opera singers cannot suppress natural physiological neuromuscular jitter below 5 cents. Data plots available via anonymous FTP. Comments from speech synthesis researchers welcome. -- Matthias Moreno Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mlarsson@rwth-aachen.de Sat Apr 15 23:36:56 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!rwth-aachen!mlarsson From: mlarsson@rwth-aachen.de (Mike Larsson) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Apr15.233656.5347@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sat, 15 Apr 1995 23:36:56 GMT References: <1995Apr15.210956.5124@cern.ch> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Apr15.210956.5124@cern.ch>, mmoreno@cern.ch (Matthias Moreno) 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. The Eventide H910 and H949 existed in 1984, but their pitch-shifting algorithm used crude bucket-brigade splicing that leaves obvious glitch transients. -- Mike Larsson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of RWTH Aachen Informatik. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mlaurent@uu.net Sun Apr 16 21:01:56 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!uu!mlaurent From: mlaurent@uu.net (Marisol Laurent) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Apr16.210156.9729@uu.net> Date: Sun, 16 Apr 1995 21:01:56 GMT References: <1995Apr15.210956.5124@cern.ch> <1995Apr15.233656.5347@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Apr15.233656.5347@rwth-aachen.de>, mlarsson@rwth-aachen.de (Mike Larsson) writes: > The Eventide H910 and H949 existed in 1984, but their pitch-shifting algorithm used crude bucket-brigade splicing that leaves obvious glitch transients. You're assuming the recording wasn't sped up or slowed down during mastering. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Marisol Laurent "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / Linux 1.2.13 From mtakahashi@purdue.edu Mon Apr 17 12:04:56 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!purdue!mtakahashi From: mtakahashi@purdue.edu (Marisol Takahashi) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Apr17.120456.5695@purdue.edu> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1995 12:04:56 GMT References: <1995Apr15.210956.5124@cern.ch> <1995Apr15.233656.5347@rwth-aachen.de> <1995Apr16.210156.9729@uu.net> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Apr16.210156.9729@uu.net>, mlaurent@uu.net (Marisol Laurent) writes: > You're assuming the recording wasn't sped up or slowed down during mastering. Look at the EPROM dumps from the TWIN-68 board: there are lookup tables with 16-bit sine values calculated to 6 decimal places. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Marisol Takahashi Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ ISDN 64k bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From evasiliev@mit.edu Mon Apr 17 22:48:56 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!mit!evasiliev From: evasiliev@mit.edu (Emi Vasiliev) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Apr17.224856.6083@mit.edu> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1995 22:48:56 GMT References: <1995Apr15.210956.5124@cern.ch> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Apr15.210956.5124@cern.ch>, mmoreno@cern.ch (Matthias Moreno) 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. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Emi Vasiliev Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ------------------------------------------------------------