From krobertson@tum.de Fri Mar 03 17:10:29 1995
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From: krobertson@tum.de (Katrin Robertson)
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Subject: Discussion: 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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From ssouza@purdue.edu Sat Mar 04 05:02:29 1995
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Subject: Re: Discussion: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis
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In article <1995Mar03.171029.7837@tum.de>, krobertson@tum.de (Katrin Robertson) 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.

Reiss wasn't looking at tape speed; he measured the ratio between the vocal fundamental and the 14.2 Hz carrier.

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