From rivanov@u-tokyo.ac.jp Wed Jan 25 02:44:20 1995
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From: rivanov@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Rodrigo Ivanov)
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Subject: [INFO] 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.
Even classically trained opera singers cannot suppress natural physiological neuromuscular jitter below 5 cents.

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 lkuznetsov@delphi.com Thu Jan 26 18:30:20 1995
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From: lkuznetsov@delphi.com (Liam Kuznetsov)
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Subject: Re: [INFO] Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis
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In article <1995Jan25.024420.7520@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, rivanov@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Rodrigo Ivanov) 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.

My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise!

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