So, I've been recently listening to some insteresting things on soundcloud when this came to my mind...How does different engines can really influence on handling a vocal.
(Before anyone can bring this to light, I posted this thread on the Chit-Chat because I just want to discuss this topic and it is an irrelevant thing: I wont make any use of this, I am just curious...)
So, I see everyone (not really, but most peps) who works with/listen to/know a vocal synthesizer always tend to say the cliche "...That Synth has engine noise; This synth distort vocals, etc" and I talk specially about the famous ones, like UTAU.
I myself has done some research last year, I imported a few samples from different voices and tested them on three singing synths (UTAU and other two that I wont tell) and two talking synths (wont tell which ones as well). I also wont tell how I did this, so dont ask me okay?
Anyway, back to the topic, I noticed that after importing said samples, I noticed two of the singing synths didnt modified the vocal samples at all, they sounded the same, even tho all of them were different tones (a nasal voice, a mature one, a "sensual" deep one, a hi pitch one, etc). The third singing synth one modified it a bit, it was noticeable the voices got more "hi pitch" BUT it wasn't really that much as most people would say.
About the engine noise, I really can't see where everyone says that "UTAU" makes a engine noise that "OMG it kills me." really, only the oldest version of UTAU did the robotic sound...Resampler is a very good resampler btw, not the best, it does add a bit of engine noise, but again, I dont think it is that much. The only thing that I noticed did influences is the mic quality in which it could make a voice unplayable at times or with a very bad quality....just like UTAU does actually!
About the talking synths none of them modified the voice tone that much. I couldnt even tell if I didnt paid real attention.
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Sorry for the wall of text, I am almost done. So, I am now really confused whether or not a vocal synth really modifies a voice, or what can do this modification, etc. I am sure all this may varies depending on how the synth is programmed to work and etc, but maybe some have answers for an specific synth? I'd like to hear.
I did some research on internet and coincidence or not, most of the sites I visited cited the "VOCALOID Luka case" in which her voice was meant to sound sensual and it sounded way different than what their creators meant. I see most people only use this "fact" (I dont know if it is true or not tbh, and the VOCALOID wikia is not the most reliable source always) as a base and throw a reply like "if you import x vocal to x synth it will sound different cause it happened to VOCALOID2 once, and with only one vocal and only one type of vocal.
So, I am really curious rn and would like to hear different answers....Thanks!!! (btw sorry for the walls of text, I will pay the doctor to heal your eyes! I know they must be tired ;A; )
So, I see everyone (not really, but most peps) who works with/listen to/know a vocal synthesizer always tend to say the cliche "...That Synth has engine noise; This synth distort vocals, etc" and I talk specially about the famous ones, like UTAU.
I myself has done some research last year, I imported a few samples from different voices and tested them on three singing synths (UTAU and other two that I wont tell) and two talking synths (wont tell which ones as well). I also wont tell how I did this, so dont ask me okay?
Anyway, back to the topic, I noticed that after importing said samples, I noticed two of the singing synths didnt modified the vocal samples at all, they sounded the same, even tho all of them were different tones (a nasal voice, a mature one, a "sensual" deep one, a hi pitch one, etc). The third singing synth one modified it a bit, it was noticeable the voices got more "hi pitch" BUT it wasn't really that much as most people would say.
About the engine noise, I really can't see where everyone says that "UTAU" makes a engine noise that "OMG it kills me." really, only the oldest version of UTAU did the robotic sound...Resampler is a very good resampler btw, not the best, it does add a bit of engine noise, but again, I dont think it is that much. The only thing that I noticed did influences is the mic quality in which it could make a voice unplayable at times or with a very bad quality....just like UTAU does actually!
About the talking synths none of them modified the voice tone that much. I couldnt even tell if I didnt paid real attention.
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Sorry for the wall of text, I am almost done. So, I am now really confused whether or not a vocal synth really modifies a voice, or what can do this modification, etc. I am sure all this may varies depending on how the synth is programmed to work and etc, but maybe some have answers for an specific synth? I'd like to hear.
I did some research on internet and coincidence or not, most of the sites I visited cited the "VOCALOID Luka case" in which her voice was meant to sound sensual and it sounded way different than what their creators meant. I see most people only use this "fact" (I dont know if it is true or not tbh, and the VOCALOID wikia is not the most reliable source always) as a base and throw a reply like "if you import x vocal to x synth it will sound different cause it happened to VOCALOID2 once, and with only one vocal and only one type of vocal.
So, I am really curious rn and would like to hear different answers....Thanks!!! (btw sorry for the walls of text, I will pay the doctor to heal your eyes! I know they must be tired ;A; )
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