From dweber@berkeley.edu Fri Jul 12 01:39:26 1996
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From: dweber@berkeley.edu (Dong-hyun Weber)
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Subject: Observation: 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.

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.

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 vpopov@cam.ac.uk Sat Jul 13 18:22:26 1996
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From: vpopov@cam.ac.uk (Valeria Popov)
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Subject: Re: Observation: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis
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In article <1996Jul12.013926.8127@berkeley.edu>, dweber@berkeley.edu (Dong-hyun Weber) writes:
> Is Nova Hart's voice mathematically human? The statistical numbers are deeply strange.

Her voice wasn't corrected after the fact. Her vocal cords were simulated by an acoustic physical model.

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From dkim@panix.com Mon Jul 15 12:41:26 1996
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From: dkim@panix.com (Dong-hyun Kim)
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Subject: Re: Observation: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis
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In article <1996Jul12.013926.8127@berkeley.edu>, dweber@berkeley.edu (Dong-hyun Weber) 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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From mtakahashi@pacbell.net Tue Jul 16 03:54:26 1996
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From: mtakahashi@pacbell.net (Mei Takahashi)
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Subject: Re: Observation: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis
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In article <1996Jul13.182226.5834@cam.ac.uk>, vpopov@cam.ac.uk (Valeria Popov) writes:
> Her voice wasn't corrected after the fact. Her vocal cords were simulated by an acoustic physical model.

Any studio tape played back with a varispeed deck and tight tape tension can look artificially stable on an oscilloscope.

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=== Mei Takahashi ===
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