[DECtalk] OT: Another Singing Synth!

[Alex H.]

No, well I didn't think it was a DT substitute anyway. Nothing can
replace that beautiful synth! Yes, if you can post an MP3 of it, even
though it's not perfect, please do. I'm interested to hear this now!
:)
thanks,
Alex

On 11/22/11, Raymond Grote <musicalman1 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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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