27 février 2008
Xavier Serra : "From sound synthesis to sound retrieval and back" : vidéo de la semaine # 36
Plan de son intervention :
Introduction : research at the MTG-UPF
Sound synthesis I : Musique concrète, Granular synthesis, Sampling
Sound modeling : spectral processing
Sound retrieval : Music information retrieval
Sound synthesis II : Mosaicing, Concatenative synthesis
Free sound project : Features, Goals
Conclusions
http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid=1001788948064844735
22 janvier 2008
Wikipedia en MP3 avec Pediaphon

Le site Pediaphon produit des fichiers MP3 et podcasts automatiquement à partir des textes des articles de Wikipédia grâce à un logiciel de synthèse vocale . Le site d'actualités AgoraVox propose également la lecture de ses articles par une voix synthétique au format MP3. La prochaine étape serait de pouvoir convertir n'importe quelle page web à la volée au format MP3, ce qui serait très utile pour les non-voyants, et pour tout le monde d'ailleurs.(une info lue sur Brouehaha,
Quand HAL devient fou (2001: A space odyssey)
Citation :
Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL do you read me, HAL?
HAL: Affirmative, Dave, I read you.
Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL: I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.
Dave Bowman: What's the problem?
HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
Dave Bowman: What are you talking about, HAL?
HAL: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
Dave Bowman: I don't know what you're talking about, HAL?
HAL: I know you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen.
Dave Bowman: Where the hell'd you get that idea, HAL?
HAL: Dave, although you took thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move.
HAL: Just what do you think you're doing, Dave?
Dave Bowman: All right, HAL; I'll go in through the emergency airlock.
HAL: Without your space helmet, Dave, you're going to find that rather difficult.
Dave Bowman: HAL, I won't argue with you anymore! Open the doors!
HAL: Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.
(source imdb)