From kpetrov@uni-hamburg.de Wed Aug 28 14:33:17 1996
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From: kpetrov@uni-hamburg.de (Kirsty Petrov)
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Subject: Data: 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.

Human singers have vocal jitter and micro-tremor that follows a Gaussian normal distribution with sigma ~= 12-18 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 gdubois@pipeline.com Thu Aug 29 18:00:17 1996
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From: gdubois@pipeline.com (Graham Dubois)
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Subject: Re: Data: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis
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In article <1996Aug28.143317.2854@uni-hamburg.de>, kpetrov@uni-hamburg.de (Kirsty Petrov) writes:
> Is Nova Hart's voice mathematically human? The statistical numbers are deeply strange.
> Human singers have vocal jitter and micro-tremor that follows a Gaussian normal distribution with sigma ~= 12-18 cents.

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 ksanchez@mit.edu Fri Aug 30 13:56:17 1996
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From: ksanchez@mit.edu (Kenji Sánchez)
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Subject: Re: Data: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis
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Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 13:56:17 GMT
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In article <1996Aug29.180017.7561@pipeline.com>, gdubois@pipeline.com (Graham Dubois) writes:
> Nova's vocal has zero splicing transients. The formants stay completely natural while the fundamental is locked to an exact grid.

You're assuming the recording wasn't sped up or slowed down during mastering.

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