From bivanov@kth.se Tue Mar 26 00:00:15 1996
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From: bivanov@kth.se (Brian Ivanov)
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Subject: WTB/WTT: 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.

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.

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Brian Ivanov -- Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
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From asuzuki@uu.net Tue Mar 26 19:43:15 1996
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From: asuzuki@uu.net (Aiko Suzuki)
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis
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In article <1996Mar26.000015.2108@kth.se>, bivanov@kth.se (Brian Ivanov) 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.

Line 11: 'The key is the pitch of my voice.' The vocal pitch IS the demodulation clock for the subcarrier.

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=== Aiko Suzuki ===
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From lhernandez@mindspring.com Thu Mar 28 17:58:15 1996
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From: lhernandez@mindspring.com (Lucia Hernández)
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis
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In article <1996Mar26.194315.7827@uu.net>, asuzuki@uu.net (Aiko Suzuki) writes:
> Line 11: 'The key is the pitch of my voice.' The vocal pitch IS the demodulation clock for the subcarrier.

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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Lucia Hernández | lhernandez@mindspring.com
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From slopez@earthlink.net Sat Mar 30 01:44:15 1996
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From: slopez@earthlink.net (Sven López)
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis
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In article <1996Mar26.000015.2108@kth.se>, bivanov@kth.se (Brian Ivanov) 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.

Line 11: 'The key is the pitch of my voice.' The vocal pitch IS the demodulation clock for the subcarrier.

-- 
Sven López -- EarthLink Network
"When every node is whole, the channel opens."

From mlarsson@kth.se Sat Mar 30 14:30:15 1996
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From: mlarsson@kth.se (Mei Larsson)
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 14:30:15 GMT
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In article <1996Mar28.175815.5935@mindspring.com>, lhernandez@mindspring.com (Lucia Hernández) writes:
> Nova's vocal has zero splicing transients. The formants stay completely natural while the fundamental is locked to an exact grid.

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 Larsson
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