[RWP] Fw: [DECtalk] OT: Another Singing Synth!

[Jayson Smith]

Hi,

I have not even downloaded this one, but thought some of you guys might be 
interested. This came from the DECtalk discussion list I run. Enjoy!
Jayson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Raymond Grote" <musicalman1 at comcast.net>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 2:14 AM
Subject: [DECtalk] OT: Another Singing Synth!


Hi,
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.
So, what is it? It's called Syng, and it is a vst plugin.
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. 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.
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.
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?
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.
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:
http://www.xoxos.net/vst/vst.html
Click on the link that says "Download Syng2"
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.
Enjoy!



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