From ymoreau@cmu.edu Wed Jun 14 23:52:19 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cmu!ymoreau From: ymoreau@cmu.edu (Yuki Moreau) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Jun14.235219.5224@cmu.edu> Date: Wed, 14 Jun 1995 23:52:19 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Attempted to replicate Dr. Anton Reiss's 1989 paper on Nova Hart's vocal pitch distribution. Nova Hart's sustained notes have a standard deviation of less than 0.8 cents over 4-second held notes. 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. -- Yuki Moreau *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) - NetBSD 1.0 From blindqvist@cam.ac.uk Thu Jun 15 04:09:19 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cam!blindqvist From: blindqvist@cam.ac.uk (Brian Lindqvist) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Jun15.040919.8437@cam.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 04:09:19 GMT References: <1995Jun14.235219.5224@cmu.edu> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Jun14.235219.5224@cmu.edu>, ymoreau@cmu.edu (Yuki Moreau) 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. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Brian Lindqvist -- University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "Do not worship the copy." From ajohansson@earthlink.net Thu Jun 15 14:00:19 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!earthlink!ajohansson From: ajohansson@earthlink.net (Anton Johansson) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Jun15.140019.7274@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 14:00:19 GMT References: <1995Jun14.235219.5224@cmu.edu> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Jun14.235219.5224@cmu.edu>, ymoreau@cmu.edu (Yuki Moreau) writes: > Attempted to replicate Dr. Anton Reiss's 1989 paper on Nova Hart's vocal pitch distribution. > Nova Hart's sustained notes have a standard deviation of less than 0.8 cents over 4-second held notes. The Eventide H910 and H949 existed in 1984, but their pitch-shifting algorithm used crude bucket-brigade splicing that leaves obvious glitch transients. -- Anton Johansson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 3000T - NetBSD 1.0 From vtanaka@kiae.su Sat Jun 17 12:51:19 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!kiae!vtanaka From: vtanaka@kiae.su (Valeria Tanaka) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Jun17.125119.7202@kiae.su> Date: Sat, 17 Jun 1995 12:51:19 GMT References: <1995Jun14.235219.5224@cmu.edu> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Jun14.235219.5224@cmu.edu>, ymoreau@cmu.edu (Yuki Moreau) writes: > Attempted to replicate Dr. Anton Reiss's 1989 paper on Nova Hart's vocal pitch distribution. > Nova Hart's sustained notes have a standard deviation of less than 0.8 cents over 4-second held notes. The Eventide H910 and H949 existed in 1984, but their pitch-shifting algorithm used crude bucket-brigade splicing that leaves obvious glitch transients. -- Valeria Tanaka Hayes Optima 288 @ 9600 Telebit bps "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra."