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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just thought I'd inform you guys about a singing
synthesizer This isn't the best list to put it on since it doesn't have much to
do with Dectalk, but it has to do with singing synths. If you're a musician and
are on any midi and audio mailing lists or forums, you might want to post it
there because it might gain interest. Maybe some already use it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So, what is it? It's called Syng, and it is a vst
plugin.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's a little bit about it. You control it with
midi, so if you're not well rehearsed with that, I would recommend getting
somewhat familiar on that if you want to go through the trouble. On channel 1
you put the notes you want to sing, easy enough. The vocal range is very wide,
in fact i don't see a limit yet, but I'd obviously stick to the middle, it
sounds much better there. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>On channel 2
you put the phonemes. It's sort of like playing a drum set, where every
note is a different drum sound, in syng there are forty-nine notes given to the
forty-nine phonemes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For anyone who doesn't understand any of that,
please do not torture yourself trying this. I don't want to be held responsible
for your frustration.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To keep from boring casual listers, I'll keep the
rest of this brief. It's a freeby, which means you have to pay for it. Zero
buks, in fact. Pretty cheep, eh?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The manual, which is in pdf format, is readable,
but there are a few tables, like those that describe the midi stuff, which are
pretty confusing. Not only because the content is confusing but because of the
layout. If it gains enough interest I'll consider converting it to text and
making it easer to read, and maybe i'll write some stuff in myself if i'm brave
enough.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for how it sounds? The phonemes are in UK
English, according to the manual, so it will probably sound British, but to me
it sounds australian, with the little i've played with it. I haven't ventured to
look for demos of it yet since I'm still learning it, and I don't want to
get disappointed with how bad it really is, or here how bad I am. I'm working on
some productions of my own, and if it's half decent, I'll make some demos of my
own and give links to other demos if I find any. So with that said, the link to
download it is:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.xoxos.net/vst/vst.html">http://www.xoxos.net/vst/vst.html</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Click on the link that says "Download
Syng2"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you have any specific questions about how to do
something, or what something technical means, I'd recommend asking off list,
although it really doesn't matter to me. It's more for the mods, owners, and
other listers who aren't interested.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Enjoy!</FONT></DIV>
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