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Requires a login. And the paper is from 2012. I found this video about a singing synthesis instrument also by Yamaha (as the author): https://www.youtube.com/w

by Rochus 3y ago

Requires a login. And the paper is from 2012. I found this video about a singing synthesis instrument also by Yamaha (as the author): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hk-kOPdHAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hk-kOPdHAY

Cthulhu_ 3y ago
I'm fairly sure the concept of synthesis is much older as well, the wiki page is enlightening: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_technology_(electronic_and_digital)#Vocal_synthesis_history_until_1980s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_technology_(electronic_a... It mentions VODER, a Bell Labs invention, an electromechanical speech synthesis thingy that later evolved into the VOCODER, used a lot in early electronic music.
- jrajav 3y ago
  I can't read the article, but I see in the first few sentences it acknowledges this and starts to point out that Vocaloid (the main technology in question) is the first speech synthesis technology to actually see widespread use in a subculture of music production. Most creative use of speech synthesis prior to this was limited to vocoders, which is really more speech transformation (requires speech input). The sound you hear from Kraftwerk, Daft Punk etc. Though the VODER demonstrations are actually insanely impressive, especially for the time period.
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redwall_hp 3y ago
Pocket Miku is an offshoot toy product. The paper is about Yamaha VOCALOID, the software synth that Hatsune Miku (and other voice banks) runs on. Vocaloid has been around for about 20 years now, leaving a massive subculture of music, art, games, hologram concerts and merchandise in its wake. The 16th anniversary of Hatsune Miku, easily the most popular voice/character, was this past week. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku It's definitely a major part of internet history as well; even Nyan Cat is a small offshoot of the greater Vocaloid community. (The music, by DaniwellP was originally created using Hatsune Miku, covered with another synthesized voice, and later someone paired it up with the famous cat graphic.) Edit: here's a sample of what someone skilled with Vocaloid can do. https://youtube.com/watch?v=KmvydnVTriE https://youtube.com/watch?v=KmvydnVTriE
jader201 3y ago
Sounds like the voices used in Animal Crossing: https://youtu.be/pMkeZBpXZiM https://youtu.be/pMkeZBpXZiM

by Rochus 3y ago

Cthulhu_ 3y ago

I'm fairly sure the concept of synthesis is much older as well, the wiki page is enlightening: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_technology_(electronic_and_digital)#Vocal_synthesis_history_until_1980s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_technology_(electronic_a... It mentions VODER, a Bell Labs invention, an electromechanical speech synthesis thingy that later evolved into the VOCODER, used a lot in early electronic music.

jrajav 3y ago
I can't read the article, but I see in the first few sentences it acknowledges this and starts to point out that Vocaloid (the main technology in question) is the first speech synthesis technology to actually see widespread use in a subculture of music production. Most creative use of speech synthesis prior to this was limited to vocoders, which is really more speech transformation (requires speech input). The sound you hear from Kraftwerk, Daft Punk etc. Though the VODER demonstrations are actually insanely impressive, especially for the time period.

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redwall_hp 3y ago

Pocket Miku is an offshoot toy product. The paper is about Yamaha VOCALOID, the software synth that Hatsune Miku (and other voice banks) runs on. Vocaloid has been around for about 20 years now, leaving a massive subculture of music, art, games, hologram concerts and merchandise in its wake. The 16th anniversary of Hatsune Miku, easily the most popular voice/character, was this past week. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocaloid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku It's definitely a major part of internet history as well; even Nyan Cat is a small offshoot of the greater Vocaloid community. (The music, by DaniwellP was originally created using Hatsune Miku, covered with another synthesized voice, and later someone paired it up with the famous cat graphic.) Edit: here's a sample of what someone skilled with Vocaloid can do. https://youtube.com/watch?v=KmvydnVTriE https://youtube.com/watch?v=KmvydnVTriE

jader201 3y ago

Sounds like the voices used in Animal Crossing: https://youtu.be/pMkeZBpXZiM https://youtu.be/pMkeZBpXZiM