| "Do we need to cast a voice-over talent
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| | more into an ensemble. The Bots have
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| for this project?"That's a valid question
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| | released two CDs, a 'record deal' with
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| any producer might ask when creating an
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| | Magnatune, and a second video in the
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| advertisement, corporate audio-video
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| | works. It's been a long and painful
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| presentation, video game, etc. Of course,
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| | ordeal, but I've finally gotten them to
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| the answer depends on what elements the
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| | the point where they seem as real as any
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| producer and client feel will best
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| | other band out there--except no live
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| communicate with the audience.For a radio
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| | concerts."I've Gotta SingAnd that's the
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| ad, a fully sung jingle with no
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| | crux of the matter. The appeal of virtual
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| voice-over could work best. A TV spot or
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| | entertainers probably will be quite
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| corporate narration might be most
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| | limited--at least for the foreseeable
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| effective using scrolling graphic and
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| | future--because they can't tour, do
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| text, again without an announcer. But
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| | drugs, get into fights, sue their record
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| very soon producers could be pondering
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| | labels, promote world peace, raise money
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| whether their productions need a voice
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| | for charity, or do anything live flesh
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| over talent for a more disturbing reason.
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| | and blood performers can do. We, the
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| Vocal utterances produced by air passing
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| | audience, love the performer as much as
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| through folds of tissue and formed by
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| | the performer's music. And, in this case,
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| lips, teeth, and tongue may, simply put,
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| | that's a good thing. Tony Bennett, the
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| become obsolete. Yes, the "virtual voice
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| | White Stripes, Diana Krall, Toby Keith,
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| talent" may very well become a
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| | Frederica von Stade, and all of the
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| reality.Welcome to the MachineIn the May
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| | American Idol wannabes are quite safe
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| 2004 issue of Mix Magazine, in two
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| | from Vocaloid elimination.Speak Now of
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| separate articles, Stephen St. Croix and
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| | Forever Hold Your PeaceBut voice over
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| Paul D. Lehrman relate their experiences
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| | talents may not be so lucky. Voice
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| with a new piece of software ominously
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| | talents are not seen. They don't have
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| named "Vocaloid." This little
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| | adoring fans, except their moms and,
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| computer-coded wonder is a speech
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| | maybe, a few other voice-over talents.
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| synthesizer that's being used to
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| | They perform in short increments: 30
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| synthesize background vocals on actual
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| | seconds, 60 seconds, a 30 minute
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| recordings that are being sold to the
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| | narration on how to make a million in
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| public--background vocals so good, you'd
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| | real estate. If speech synthesis has
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| be hard-pressed to recognize they're fake
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| | reached a point of sophistication
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| singers. Now, considering the dubious
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| | sufficient enough to create virtual
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| singing talents of many of our current
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| | singers, what's to prevent a software
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| pop stars, maybe a Vocaloid virtual diva
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| | genius from developing a program to
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| named Britney isn't too far-fetched.
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| | replace voice talent? Write the
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| Audio manipulation, including pitch
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| | program.Sample 300 to 500 voices, male
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| correction, equalization, compression,
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| | and female, each with unique
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| reverb, have been used for decades to
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| | characteristics, incorporate them into
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| save the bacon of many a pop star's
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| | the software and, voila, Instant
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| performance in-studio or on stage.
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| | Announcer in a Box. Just load your script
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| Technically, it's just a short step from
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| | text into the program, which converts the
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| this point to a "singer in a box."In
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| | text to perfectly uttered speech. No
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| fact, in the letters section of the July
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| | retakes. With a few clicks of the mouse
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| 2004 issue of Mix Magazine a person
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| | to tweak inflection, emphasis, pacing,
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| identified only as "BC," referring to the
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| | dynamics, etc. to polish the natural feel
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| St. Croix and Lehrman articles, boasted
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| | of the voice-over and you're
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| that he's created a "band" called The
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| | done.Far-fetched? If entertainment's got
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| Bots, "...created wholly from speech
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| | a virtual band call The Bots, why can't
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| synthesizers and 3-D graphics." BC
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| | advertising and marketing have its own
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| further states, "I use Vocaloid among a
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| | virtual Don Pardo?Well, it seems maybe
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| variety of other speech synths to make it
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| | they can...
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