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On Mar 4, 7:34 am, rakmanenuff <rakmanen...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 4, 12:19 pm, rakmanenuff <rakmanen...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Whilst on that subject...
>
> In several YouTube videos people are using speech synthesis
> instead of speaking in their own voice.
> Might be someone with a bad accent, low confidence,
> someone wishing to remain anonymous, or they might
> just be using it for effect.
>
> I've tried those and they're quite good. So.. by combining
> the speech synthesis technology with Melodyne, it
> should, in theory, be possible to create a virtual singer
> that can demo one's songs. My phrasing, my timing,
> but the sound of Whitney Houston...?
>
> How many vowel sounds are there in the English
> language? OK, I'm being lazy, there must be articles
> on phonetics on the net.

   Perhaps Zero-G's stuff (LEON, LOLA, Miriam, etc...) would be of
interest to you.  The sampled all the phenomes of a few great singers
and built virtual singer plugins based on the actual person.

http://www.zero-g.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=804

    But a good vibrato should happen naturally, when you sing
correctly - and safely.  Incorrect singing can damage your voice, some
say permanently.  But it's a natural thing, picture a ball suspended
with strings above and below.  Properly relaxed and balanced between
the two, the ball will vibrate evenly/produce a natural vibrato. But
too much tension below and notes pull flat, above and notes pull
sharp. If you are having trouble a good voice teacher can get you
pointed in the right direction so you don't hurt yourself, and singing
is supposed to be a fun life activity, not just commerce....

Will Miho
NY TV/Audio Post/Music/Live Sound Guy
"The large print giveth and the small print taketh away..." Tom Waits