Extra Supplement: Angel-Voices, Ever Singing

Speech-to-Singing Synthesis System: Vocal Conversion from Speaking Voices to Singing Voices by Controlling Acoustic Features Unique to Singing Voices

Introduction: This paper introduces a speech-to-singing synthesis system, called SingBySpeaking, which can synthesize a singing voice, given a speaking voice reading the lyrics of a song and its musical score. The system is based on the speech manipulation system STRAIGHT and is comprised of four models controlling three acoustic parameters: the fundamental frequency (F0), phoneme duration, and...

Discrimination between singing and speaking voices

The Laryngeal Voices in Throat Singing

This paper overviews studies on the production mechanism of the laryngeal voices in throat singing. Physiological observations of the larynx have clarified that ventricular fold vibration essentially contributes to the generation of the unique laryngeal voices. A physical model simulation using a two-by-two mass model supports the observed vibratory patterns of the vocal and ventricular folds. ...

More Voices Than Ever? Quantifying Media Bias in Networks

Social media, such as blogs, are often seen as democratic entities that allow more voices to be heard than the conventional mass or elite media. Some also feel that social media exhibits a balancing force against the arguably slanted elite media. A systematic comparison between social and mainstream media is necessary but challenging due to the scale and dynamic nature of modern communication. ...

Development of the F0 Control Model for Singing-Voices Synthesis

Fundamental frequency (F0) control models for singing voices are required to construct singing-voice synthesis systems that can generate natural singing-voices. This paper describes the development of an F0 control model for singing-voices synthesis. F0 fluctuations are revealed as characteristics that need to control the F0 contour of singing-voices by investigating how much they influence sin...