Subject: Listening test of transformation of voice quality and expressivity From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?FARNER_Snorre_Balli=E8re?= <farner@xxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:31:22 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail-2-184360780 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear auditory list, I have been working for some time on the transformation of voice =20 quality of recorded speech in order to make a voice whispering, =20 breathy etc. and to modify the expressivity of the voice. Having =20 applied these transformations to a number of voices, I would like your =20= opinion on the result, both with respect to the naturalness of the =20 voice, the quality of the sound, and whether it sounds as intended. I =20= therefore invite you to participate in this listening test: http://perspection.ircam.fr/farner/breathy It takes about 20 minutes to complete. The sound samples are in French =20= but you don't have to worry about the meaning :-) After having done the test, please feel free to comment on and discuss =20= the test and the fact that I use a web page to harvest data. I am =20 conscient that the liberty of listening conditions may affect the =20 judgements, but is it objectionable for such a listening test? Anyway, =20= please use your best headphones or loudspeakers as well as quite =20 surroundings; it's better that way :-) Well, another thing: If your navigator does not support Quicktime (for =20= playing the sounds), there is a link "no-Quicktime" on the first page =20= which gives a different version that should work. I thank you in advance for your participation! -Snorre Farner PS. I tried to send this email last week, but it didn't appear. I'm =20 sorry for not giving you more time, but I'll still have to close the =20 test Tuesday evening. ---- Snorre Balli=E8re FARNER, researcher -- http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~farner IRCAM, Analysis/Synthesis Group 1 place Igor Stravinsky, FR-75004 Paris, France Tel.: +33 144 78 16 07 or +33 954 04 11 37. Email: farner@xxxxxxxx --Apple-Mail-2-184360780 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear auditory list,<br><br>I = have been working for some time on the transformation of voice quality = of recorded speech in order to make a voice whispering, breathy etc. and = to modify the expressivity of the voice. Having applied these = transformations to a number of voices, I would like your opinion on the = result, both with respect to the naturalness of the voice, the quality = of the sound, and whether it sounds as intended. I therefore invite you = to participate in this listening test:<br><br><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><a = href=3D"http://perspection.ircam.fr/farner/breathy">http://perspection.irc= am.fr/farner/breathy</a><br><br>It takes about 20 minutes to complete. = The sound samples are in French but you don't have to worry about the = meaning :-)<br><br><div><div><div><div>After having done the test, = please feel free to comment on and discuss the test and the fact that I = use a web page to harvest data. I am conscient that the liberty = of listening conditions may affect the judgements, but is it = objectionable for such a listening test? Anyway, please use your = best headphones or loudspeakers as well as quite surroundings; it's = better that way :-)</div><div><br>Well, another thing: If your navigator = does not support Quicktime (for playing the sounds), there is a link = "no-Quicktime" on the first page which gives a different version that = should work.<br><br>I thank you in advance for your = participation!<br><br>-Snorre Farner<br>PS. I tried to send this email = last week, but it didn't appear. I'm sorry for not giving you more = time, but I'll still have to close the test Tuesday = evening.</div><div><br>----<br>Snorre Balli=E8re FARNER, researcher -- = <a = href=3D"http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~farner">http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~farner</a>= <br>IRCAM, Analysis/Synthesis Group<br>1 place Igor Stravinsky, FR-75004 = Paris, France<br>Tel.: +33 144 78 16 07 or +33 954 04 11 37. Email: <a = href=3D"mailto:farner@xxxxxxxx">farner@xxxxxxxx</a><br></div></div></div><= /div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-2-184360780--