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 13-May-2016-The-Art-of-Voice-Synthesis
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SUMMARY:The Art of Voice Synthesis
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160513
LOCATION:University of Amsterdam, Orgelpark and ST
 EIM, Amsterdam
DESCRIPTION:Synthetic speech is part of modern eve
 ryday life. Artificial voices do not only occur in
  multifaceted technological uses, but they also fe
 ed back into researching the natural human voice. 
 Moreover, artists, musicians and composers find a 
 source of inspiration in the artificial sound of s
 uch voices. Our conference inquires both the richn
 ess of the human voice and the limits and surplus 
 of its theoretical modelling and mechanical and di
 gital imitation. We are specifically interested in
  modelling and synthesizing so-called "extended vo
 cal techniques" - all sounds the human voice can p
 roduce, exceeding conventional singing and speakin
 g. The conference will cover the history of the ar
 tificial voice, extended vocal techniques, aspects
  of theoretical modelling and technical realizatio
 n, and the role of the artificial voice in contemp
 orary music. Academics, scientists and artists wil
 l come together to exchange ideas and insights in 
 three days of presentations, meetings, workshops a
 nd a concert. With a group of international expert
 s we will place the artificial voice in a broad pe
 rspective of historical, technical, socio-cultural
 , artistic and musical investigation.  For more in
 formation, see http://www.artificialvoice.nl/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n        <p>Syntheti
 c speech is part of modern everyday life. Artifici
 al voices do not only occur in multifaceted techno
 logical uses, but they also feed back into researc
 hing the natural human voice. Moreover, artists, m
 usicians and composers find a source of inspiratio
 n in the artificial sound of such voices. Our conf
 erence inquires both the richness of the human voi
 ce and the limits and surplus of its theoretical m
 odelling and mechanical and digital imitation. We 
 are specifically interested in modelling and synth
 esizing so-called &quot;extended vocal techniques&
 quot; - all sounds the human voice can produce, ex
 ceeding conventional singing and speaking. The con
 ference will cover the history of the artificial v
 oice, extended vocal techniques, aspects of theore
 tical modelling and technical realization, and the
  role of the artificial voice in contemporary musi
 c. Academics, scientists and artists will come tog
 ether to exchange ideas and insights in three days
  of presentations, meetings, workshops and a conce
 rt. With a group of international experts we will 
 place the artificial voice in a broad perspective 
 of historical, technical, socio-cultural, artistic
  and musical investigation.</p>\n    \n        <p>
 For more information, see <a target="_blank" href=
 "http://www.artificialvoice.nl/">http://www.artifi
 cialvoice.nl/</a></p>\n    
URL:/NewsandEvents/Archives/2016/newsitem/7285/11-
 13-May-2016-The-Art-of-Voice-Synthesis
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