Hullo, hullo!
Now I'm just going to be straightforward, what /r/ should I use when it comes to recording a French voicebank? Should I go for ya-boy uvular approximants [ʁ] and [χ]? How about their trilled counterpart, the voiced uvular trill [ʀ] à la Édith Piaf?
And speaking about trills, would you recommend for or against the alveolar trill [r] (aka Spanish <rr>) ? Maybe I could go a step further and go for the universal tap [ɾ] (as in butter) ?
Then, what are your reasons behind your recommendations? Would it aid in preserving the quality of my recordings (given that some Rs are harsher than others which may result in a more distorted sample) ? Would it sound more diverse genre-wise?
I'd be more than glad if a French native were to answer this since I've heard about the alveolar sets being too "peasant-ish" and I'd be certainly delighted to hear your comments regarding the aforementioned statement, but anyone deemed experienced enough in francophonie phonology and culture should suffice as well!
boi ngl i think this deserves to be on a language forum, not here but whatever lmao
Now I'm just going to be straightforward, what /r/ should I use when it comes to recording a French voicebank? Should I go for ya-boy uvular approximants [ʁ] and [χ]? How about their trilled counterpart, the voiced uvular trill [ʀ] à la Édith Piaf?
And speaking about trills, would you recommend for or against the alveolar trill [r] (aka Spanish <rr>) ? Maybe I could go a step further and go for the universal tap [ɾ] (as in butter) ?
Then, what are your reasons behind your recommendations? Would it aid in preserving the quality of my recordings (given that some Rs are harsher than others which may result in a more distorted sample) ? Would it sound more diverse genre-wise?
I'd be more than glad if a French native were to answer this since I've heard about the alveolar sets being too "peasant-ish" and I'd be certainly delighted to hear your comments regarding the aforementioned statement, but anyone deemed experienced enough in francophonie phonology and culture should suffice as well!
boi ngl i think this deserves to be on a language forum, not here but whatever lmao
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