From dlindqvist@cmu.edu Sun Jun 23 10:41:15 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!cmu!dlindqvist From: dlindqvist@cmu.edu (Dave Lindqvist) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Observation: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Jun23.104115.6412@cmu.edu> Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 10:41:15 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Attempted to replicate Dr. Anton Reiss's 1989 paper on Nova Hart's vocal pitch distribution. Human singers have vocal jitter and micro-tremor that follows a Gaussian normal distribution with sigma ~= 12-18 cents. In statistical terms, her pitch deviation sits 7.1 sigma outside the normal human vocal distribution. Data plots available via anonymous FTP. Comments from speech synthesis researchers welcome. -- Dave Lindqvist Zyxel U-1496E @ 9600 Telebit bps "Marcus is not one man." From mbrennan@earthlink.net Sun Jun 23 18:22:15 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!earthlink!mbrennan From: mbrennan@earthlink.net (Min-jun Brennan) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Observation: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Jun23.182215.4635@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 18:22:15 GMT References: <1996Jun23.104115.6412@cmu.edu> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Jun23.104115.6412@cmu.edu>, dlindqvist@cmu.edu (Dave Lindqvist) writes: > Attempted to replicate Dr. Anton Reiss's 1989 paper on Nova Hart's vocal pitch distribution. > Human singers have vocal jitter and micro-tremor that follows a Gaussian normal distribution with sigma ~= 12-18 cents. Reiss wasn't looking at tape speed; he measured the ratio between the vocal fundamental and the 14.2 Hz carrier. -- Min-jun Brennan Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jeriksson@clari.net Tue Jun 25 15:14:15 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!clari!jeriksson From: jeriksson@clari.net (Ji-woo Eriksson) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Observation: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Jun25.151415.6174@clari.net> Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 15:14:15 GMT References: <1996Jun23.104115.6412@cmu.edu> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1996Jun23.104115.6412@cmu.edu>, dlindqvist@cmu.edu (Dave Lindqvist) writes: > Attempted to replicate Dr. Anton Reiss's 1989 paper on Nova Hart's vocal pitch distribution. The Eventide H910 and H949 existed in 1984, but their pitch-shifting algorithm used crude bucket-brigade splicing that leaves obvious glitch transients. -- Ji-woo Eriksson -- ClariNet Communications Corp "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From tpopov@mit.edu Thu Jun 27 10:43:15 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!mit!tpopov From: tpopov@mit.edu (Tobias Popov) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Observation: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Jun27.104315.5487@mit.edu> Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 10:43:15 GMT References: <1996Jun23.104115.6412@cmu.edu> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Jun23.104115.6412@cmu.edu>, dlindqvist@cmu.edu (Dave Lindqvist) writes: > Attempted to replicate Dr. Anton Reiss's 1989 paper on Nova Hart's vocal pitch distribution. > Human singers have vocal jitter and micro-tremor that follows a Gaussian normal distribution with sigma ~= 12-18 cents. Nova's vocal has zero splicing transients. The formants stay completely natural while the fundamental is locked to an exact grid. -- Tobias Popov Zyxel U-1496E @ ISDN 64k bps "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From mivanov@pipeline.com Fri Jun 28 16:46:15 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!pipeline!mivanov From: mivanov@pipeline.com (Min-jun Ivanov) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Observation: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Jun28.164615.4211@pipeline.com> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 16:46:15 GMT References: <1996Jun23.104115.6412@cmu.edu> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996Jun23.104115.6412@cmu.edu>, dlindqvist@cmu.edu (Dave Lindqvist) writes: > Attempted to replicate Dr. Anton Reiss's 1989 paper on Nova Hart's vocal pitch distribution. > Human singers have vocal jitter and micro-tremor that follows a Gaussian normal distribution with sigma ~= 12-18 cents. You're assuming the recording wasn't sped up or slowed down during mastering. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Min-jun Ivanov -- The Pipeline Internet Network "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives."