From aivanov@tum.de Thu Jun 01 02:35:01 1995
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From: aivanov@tum.de (Aiko Ivanov)
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Subject: [SPECULATION] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis
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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 Hart's sustained notes have a standard deviation of less than 0.8 cents over 4-second held notes.

Could this be early digital pitch correction? Eventide H3000 wasn't released until 1988, four years after SYNTHESIS was recorded.

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Aiko Ivanov
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From gsuzuki@hanse.de Sat Jun 03 06:26:01 1995
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From: gsuzuki@hanse.de (Graham Suzuki)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis
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In article <1995Jun01.023501.9751@tum.de>, aivanov@tum.de (Aiko Ivanov) writes:
> Is Nova Hart's voice mathematically human? The statistical numbers are deeply strange.

Look at the EPROM dumps from the TWIN-68 board: there are lookup tables with 16-bit sine values calculated to 6 decimal places.

My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise!

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From rreyes@cam.ac.uk Sun Jun 04 03:53:01 1995
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From: rreyes@cam.ac.uk (Raj Reyes)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis
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In article <1995Jun01.023501.9751@tum.de>, aivanov@tum.de (Aiko Ivanov) 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.

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Raj Reyes -- University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
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From bpark@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sun Jun 04 05:29:01 1995
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From: bpark@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Bruno Park)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis
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In article <1995Jun03.062601.8898@hanse.de>, gsuzuki@hanse.de (Graham Suzuki) 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.
> My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise!

Dr. Reiss was a particle physicist, not an acoustic phonetics researcher. 7 sigma is particle physics terminology, not audio engineering.

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Bruno Park
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Tokyo Department of Information Science.
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