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Yamaha Releases Singing Synthesis Software

Posted by simoniker on from the milli-vanilli-back-in-business dept.

loopdloop writes "The world's first singing synthesis software, Vocaloid, was released by Yamaha this month at the Los Angeles NAMM show. Simply type in the lyrics and notate the vocal expressions to create a completely computer-generated singer. There are also audio demos of the product available." Update: 01/26 21:14 GMT by S : An earlier NYT-authored preview of this software has also been covered on Slashdot.

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  1. Deja Vu by RobPiano · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Vocaloid has been covered on Slashdot before. It is one of the many impressive projects to have at least in part come out of the Music Technology Group at Institut Universitari de L'Audiovisual in Barcelona.

    This is one of many impressive Music Technology groups in the world who is kind enough to provide us with open source software such as CLAM. Similarly there are some groups out there doing interesting things. Needless to say, I could link all day...

    I am a graduate student in this field

  2. Wow... by CptChipJew · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The one thing I expected they wouldn't get right, was what they did the best.

    When people hold notes, there are natural fluctuations in the tone, nobody can hold a perfect tone without some audible wax or wane.

    But you can hear this simulated amazingly if you listen to that one japanese song with the single male "vocalist".

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    Vonal Declosion