from time to time, I pluck a tidbit out of the ether and pass it on just for
fun and enlightenment.  This is one of those times.

Enjoy!

from:

http://www.lawrence.edu/fac/koopmajo/modern.html "Speech and computer
scientists have long since synthesized human speech sounds and
computer-generated, synthesized singing was recorded in the Bell Telephone
Laboratories as early as 1963. Advances in this field continue, and there
is reason to expect remarkable future developments."
from: http://gtalumni.org/StayInformed/magazine/spr97/smith.html "It's
easier to achieve a natural quality in synthesized singing," [than in
speech]

http://music.mp3lizard.com/envargssyn/
http://www.wdirewolff.com/jkyoko.htm
http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/~vickylu/thesis/


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