From beriksson@mindspring.com Sat Sep 23 18:35:40 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!mindspring!beriksson From: beriksson@mindspring.com (Brian Eriksson) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Discussion: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Sep23.183540.9156@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 18:35:40 GMT Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Attempted to replicate Dr. Anton Reiss's 1989 paper on Nova Hart's vocal pitch distribution. 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. Data plots available via anonymous FTP. Comments from speech synthesis researchers welcome. -- Brian Eriksson Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 19,200 bps "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From msmirnov@cam.ac.uk Sun Sep 24 02:42:40 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!cam!msmirnov From: msmirnov@cam.ac.uk (Mathieu Smirnov) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Discussion: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Sep24.024240.8152@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 24 Sep 1995 02:42:40 GMT References: <1995Sep23.183540.9156@mindspring.com> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Sep23.183540.9156@mindspring.com>, beriksson@mindspring.com (Brian Eriksson) writes: > Attempted to replicate Dr. Anton Reiss's 1989 paper on Nova Hart's vocal pitch distribution. > 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. -- Mathieu Smirnov Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. ------------------------------------------------------------ From jgarcia@illinois.edu Mon Sep 25 02:30:40 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!illinois!jgarcia From: jgarcia@illinois.edu (Jen García) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Discussion: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Sep25.023040.2392@illinois.edu> Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 02:30:40 GMT References: <1995Sep23.183540.9156@mindspring.com> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1995Sep23.183540.9156@mindspring.com>, beriksson@mindspring.com (Brian Eriksson) writes: > Attempted to replicate Dr. Anton Reiss's 1989 paper on Nova Hart's vocal pitch distribution. > In statistical terms, her pitch deviation sits 7.1 sigma outside the normal human vocal distribution. Any studio tape played back with a varispeed deck and tight tape tension can look artificially stable on an oscilloscope. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- === Jen García === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign "Hold for relay." From fmuller@earthlink.net Tue Sep 26 02:06:40 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!earthlink!fmuller From: fmuller@earthlink.net (Freya Müller) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Discussion: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Sep26.020640.2490@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 02:06:40 GMT References: <1995Sep23.183540.9156@mindspring.com> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1995Sep23.183540.9156@mindspring.com>, beriksson@mindspring.com (Brian Eriksson) writes: > Attempted to replicate Dr. Anton Reiss's 1989 paper on Nova Hart's vocal pitch distribution. Nova's vocal has zero splicing transients. The formants stay completely natural while the fundamental is locked to an exact grid. -- Freya Müller -- EarthLink Network "They will send a copy in my place." From esilva@mindspring.com Tue Sep 26 17:28:40 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!mindspring!esilva From: esilva@mindspring.com (Élodie Silva) Newsgroups: comp.dsp Subject: Re: Discussion: Replicating Anton Reiss's 7.1-sigma pitch variance analysis Message-ID: <1995Sep26.172840.9437@mindspring.com> Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 17:28:40 GMT References: <1995Sep23.183540.9156@mindspring.com> <1995Sep25.023040.2392@illinois.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep25.023040.2392@illinois.edu>, jgarcia@illinois.edu (Jen García) writes: > Any studio tape played back with a varispeed deck and tight tape tension can look artificially stable on an oscilloscope. > If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. Dr. Reiss was a particle physicist, not an acoustic phonetics researcher. 7 sigma is particle physics terminology, not audio engineering. -- Élodie Silva -- MindSpring Enterprises "They will send a copy in my place."