BJJA:
You seem to have missed the point of my response. I have no doubt
about the tremendous qualities and excitement of synthesized sounds
and their use. I experiment with these sounds on a regular basis and
have some of the equipment to do so.
What I pointed out to you was the fact that what occurs in synthesis
is just that, a synthesis of acoustic sound. As such it searches for
and replicates them most obvious characteristics of acoustic sound
but even the most astute of technicians in synthesis are the first to
admit that the vagaries of acoustic sound are complex beyond anything
that present or future synthesis is able to circumvent.
To speak directly to the topic that was under discussion at the time
on Vocalist, the effects of vocal vibrato on choral sound is very
pronounced and extremely complex. The typical use of reverb effects
or "chorus effects" as they are referred to in synthesis, is a very
simply created "effect"that emulates chorus vibrancy but is in no way
an explanation of that effect that is actually found in acoustic
choral singing.
Although you "never claimed electronic simulations come close to the
real thing. Is it
their purpose, anyway?" you did put forward an answer to the question
of the effects of vibrato on choral sound that was clearly intended
to be a solution to the phenomenon.
When your solution is questioned it would seem better for you to
explore the objections rather than rewrite your solution in
expressive terms that tend to obscure the issue.
--
Lloyd W. Hanson
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