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From: v092pxca@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Paul D Fly)
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Subject: voice synthesizer
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Date: 16 Apr 91 16:46:08 GMT
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Does anyone know if anyone is working on building a voice synthesizer?  This
seems like one of the last frontiers completely open.  Lots of people, both
pros and hobbists sit at home and compose fully orchestrated stuff on their
music systems, but one thing is missing: vocals.
	I figure a voice synth would have to be a little computerized
system/sequencer, independent of MIDI except for syncing.  One could specify
vowels (sweepable from frontal to rear, and open to close (forgive me, I don't
know enough about linguistics to know the proper terms...), consonants,
resonance, timbre, dynamics, etc.
	To produce a completely realistic voice synth would be a monster task,
but isn't it within the realm of present technology to make the first steps? 
The best I've seen so far are cheesy "voice-waveform" producers that claim to
make vowel sounds, but really sound terrible.  Sampling is okay, but limited,
and , of course, requires having someone actual do what you want for real in
the first place.
	With the coming of such technology, we'd be one more step closer to
fully computerized music production.