[lit-ideas] Computer recognition for the color of your voice
- From: "John McCreery" <john.mccreery@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ANTHRO-L <ANTHRO-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Lit-Ideas <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 22:46:34 +0900
http://news.slashdot.org/news/08/07/06/0337241.shtml
"Israeli researchers have developed an electronic ear to coach vibrato
technique <http://www.aftau.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7355>. Until
now, the quality of a vibrato — the pulsating change of pitch in a singer's
voice — could only be judged by voice experts. Now, a Tel Aviv University
research team 'has successfully managed to train a computer to rate vibrato
quality, and has created an application based on biofeedback to help singers
improve their technique.' Interestingly, this research could be used for
other applications, such as improving automated help centers, where
computers could be trained 'to recognize a range of different emotions, such
as anger and nervousness.'"
Anger, nervousness? Universal or culturally specific features? Or universal
plus culturally specific features?
Or, on another tack, just think of the surveillance possibilities....
John
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John McCreery
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