[DECtalk] OT: Another Singing Synth!

[Raymond Grote]

Well, this thing doesn't look like it's all I thought it would be. It's 
certainly different from Dectalk, but it sounds rather strange. I made a 
file of the ABCs, and even after spending around two hours on it, I could've 
done much better with Dectalk. So, I think Syng is more made for a singing 
robot sound effect, not for actually sounding like a person. You can 
understand the words, but they won't sound natural. I'd compare it to a 
Braille N speak type of synth sound, or an 80s synthesizer.
It definitely has its place, but it is not a Dectalk substitute! I wasn't 
going to post any mp3s of it since  it didn't work out as I had expected, 
however I am rethinking that decision and I might post some when I have more 
made. I can't find any audio demos of it from anyone else, at least in my 
brief search, so maybe i'm not very good at it yet.
I'm pretty certain i'll post some demos for you to here, but still let me 
know anyways if you want them or not. If enough people say no I won't 
bother, but if people want to hear, which I expect many do, then I will.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex H." <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] OT: Another Singing Synth!


> Nice! Sounds pretty cool. Yeah, I'm not a MIDI expert by any means, so
> it's over my head right there. lol
> thanks for posting though, sounds very cool.
>
> Alex
>
> On 11/22/11, Raymond Grote <musicalman1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 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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