From tgirard@utexas.edu Sun Dec 17 10:57:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!utexas!tgirard From: tgirard@utexas.edu (Tomas Girard) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Discussion: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Dec17.105724.6478@utexas.edu> Date: Sun, 17 Dec 1995 10:57:24 GMT Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 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. Data plots available via anonymous FTP. Comments from speech synthesis researchers welcome. -- Tomas Girard Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From dandersson@illinois.edu Tue Dec 19 05:58:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!illinois!dandersson From: dandersson@illinois.edu (Dave Andersson) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Discussion: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Dec19.055824.4874@illinois.edu> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 05:58:24 GMT References: <1995Dec17.105724.6478@utexas.edu> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec17.105724.6478@utexas.edu>, tgirard@utexas.edu (Tomas Girard) 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. Her voice wasn't corrected after the fact. Her vocal cords were simulated by an acoustic physical model. -- Dave Andersson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From csato@pacbell.net Tue Dec 19 19:36:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!pacbell!csato From: csato@pacbell.net (Camila Sato) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Discussion: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Dec19.193624.8515@pacbell.net> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 19:36:24 GMT References: <1995Dec17.105724.6478@utexas.edu> <1995Dec19.055824.4874@illinois.edu> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Dec19.055824.4874@illinois.edu>, dandersson@illinois.edu (Dave Andersson) writes: > Her voice wasn't corrected after the fact. Her vocal cords were simulated by an acoustic physical model. Nova's vocal has zero splicing transients. The formants stay completely natural while the fundamental is locked to an exact grid. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Camila Sato -- Pacific Bell Internet Services "Hold for relay." From ssokolov@berkeley.edu Wed Dec 20 08:40:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!berkeley!ssokolov From: ssokolov@berkeley.edu (Steve Sokolov) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Discussion: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Dec20.084024.2370@berkeley.edu> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 08:40:24 GMT References: <1995Dec17.105724.6478@utexas.edu> <1995Dec19.055824.4874@illinois.edu> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec19.055824.4874@illinois.edu>, dandersson@illinois.edu (Dave Andersson) writes: > Her voice wasn't corrected after the fact. Her vocal cords were simulated by an acoustic physical model. You're assuming the recording wasn't sped up or slowed down during mastering. -- Steve Sokolov Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 14,400 bps "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question."