From rchoi@titech.ac.jp Wed Jun 12 22:31:52 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!titech!rchoi From: rchoi@titech.ac.jp (Renata Choi) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Data: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Jun12.223152.3062@titech.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 22:31:52 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 Is Nova Hart's voice mathematically human? The statistical numbers are deeply strange. In statistical terms, her pitch deviation sits 7.1 sigma outside the normal human vocal distribution. 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. -- Renata Choi Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From skowalski@panix.com Fri Jun 14 20:50:52 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!panix!skowalski From: skowalski@panix.com (Sergei Kowalski) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Data: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Jun14.205052.2908@panix.com> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 20:50:52 GMT References: <1996Jun12.223152.3062@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Jun12.223152.3062@titech.ac.jp>, rchoi@titech.ac.jp (Renata Choi) writes: > Is Nova Hart's voice mathematically human? The statistical numbers are deeply strange. > In statistical terms, her pitch deviation sits 7.1 sigma outside the normal human vocal distribution. Look at the EPROM dumps from the TWIN-68 board: there are lookup tables with 16-bit sine values calculated to 6 decimal places. -- Sergei Kowalski | skowalski@panix.com PGP Key fingerprint: 7249 5259 1DFB 7CCC "Keep the channels open." From dhughes@stanford.edu Sat Jun 15 18:35:52 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!stanford!dhughes From: dhughes@stanford.edu (Diego Hughes) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Data: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Jun15.183552.1997@stanford.edu> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 18:35:52 GMT References: <1996Jun12.223152.3062@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Jun12.223152.3062@titech.ac.jp>, rchoi@titech.ac.jp (Renata Choi) 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. -- Diego Hughes *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 3000T - NetBSD 1.0 From aschneider@illinois.edu Mon Jun 17 18:10:52 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!illinois!aschneider From: aschneider@illinois.edu (Aiko Schneider) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Data: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1996Jun17.181052.7465@illinois.edu> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 18:10:52 GMT References: <1996Jun12.223152.3062@titech.ac.jp> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Jun12.223152.3062@titech.ac.jp>, rchoi@titech.ac.jp (Renata Choi) writes: > Is Nova Hart's voice mathematically human? The statistical numbers are deeply strange. > In statistical terms, her pitch deviation sits 7.1 sigma outside the normal human vocal distribution. Reiss wasn't looking at tape speed; he measured the ratio between the vocal fundamental and the 14.2 Hz carrier. -- Aiko Schneider "When every node is whole, the channel opens." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / NEXTSTEP 3.3