Essays about: "vocal processing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words vocal processing.

  1. 1. Vocal processing of non-human characters portrayed by game masters (GMs) in tabletop role playing games (TTRPGs) : What physical attributes of a creature can be perceived in different processing?

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Lina Dovner; [2023]
    Keywords : TTRPG; sound design; vocal processing; Dungeons Dragons; creature sound design; vocal modulation; orc; elf;

    Abstract : Voices reveal information about the speaker, such as their age, what they are feeling and how they look. Vocal modulation is sometimes used by role-players, mostly game masters, in a tabletop role-playing context, to portray non-playable characters. READ MORE

  2. 2. Understanding the differences between reverberation and delay on vocals in live music scenarios : A study on the perceptions and preferences of the live concert audience

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Tom Kristoffersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Live music; sound engineering; audio; vocal processing;

    Abstract : Two common vocal processing techniques in pop- and rock music are the use of artificial reverberation or delay. The differences between these effects have been thoroughly studied in the studio environment (Case, 2007; Henriques & Rietveld, 2018; Ronen, 2015), but research is lacking in the live realm. READ MORE

  3. 3. Designing nonverbal utterances by nonhuman characters : How clearly can emotions and characteristics be conveyed?

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Tove Bondeson Siwe; [2023]
    Keywords : voice design; nonverbal communication; non-human characters; nonverbal utterances; emotional utterances; synthezied voice; sound design; character design; design;

    Abstract : This research seeks to explore the concept of voice design, specifically voice design for non-human characters that do not communicate using words. The idea was to mimic the vocal contours of human non-verbal vocal expression with a synthesizer to achieve emotional clarity, as well as make it sound less like a machine and more like a fleshed-out character. READ MORE

  4. 4. The Timbral and Quality Affect from Pitch Correction Software on a Recorded Vocal Performance

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Björn Mårtensson; [2022]
    Keywords : Pitch Correction; Timbre; Vocal Performance;

    Abstract : Pitch correction has been a part of music production ever since the introduction of AutoTune, back in 1997. Previous research regarding the topic has not found any significant differences when comparing pitch correctors to one another, in terms of how they correct pitch, however little to no research has been done on pitch correctors introduction of timbral and quality differences, when compared to an un-processed original. READ MORE

  5. 5. Speaker Recognition using Biology-Inspired Feature Extraction

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

    Author : Edvin Andersson; [2021]
    Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; AI; Machine Learning; Speaker Recognition; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Distinguishing between people's voices is something the human brain does naturally, using only frequencies picked up by the inner ear. The field of speaker recognition is concerned with making machines do the same thing using digitally sampled speech and data processing. READ MORE