captivating voices

This excerpt is from a youtube video of Tom Waits's song "Get Behind the Mule" from his album Mule Variations.

The following is a 20 year old female reciting 's' words to demonstrate a sibilant sound. This recording is used in the exhibit about Tom Waits's captivating voice. Thus, the phrase is from Tom Waits's song "Crossroads". Recorded on Zoom H4N.

This excerpt is a 20 year old female speaking in a modal voice and then using vocal fry, a creaky voice, at the end of her words. The recording was made using a Zoom H4N.

Sound recording of human voice asking Siri voice on iphone, "What does the fox say" in reference to the Ylvis song lyric. Siri is a voice feature in the iphone that serves as an assistant and responds to spoken words. The original song includes varying pitch and rhythmic style. However, Siri repeats the lyric in an electronic, unemotional, and straight tone. The robotic voice is unable to provide musicality to the phrase. A Zoom Recorder was used to create the clip.

Sound recording of human voice using Siri assistant feature on iPhone. In this instance, the user asks Siri what the weather is like. She finds a forecast through Thursday for Durham, NC. The recording took place using a Zoom Recorder placed between the human voice and the iPhone. Siri quickly responds to the users question in an electronic monotone.

Sound recording of discussion between human and Siri voice. The human voice asks Siri if she likes music, and later instructs her to play Beyoncé. In this instance, Siri acts as an electronic assistant that aids the iPhone user to play music. The Zoom Recorder is used to create the clip.

Recording of Tom Wait's live performance by the television series VH1 Storytellers. Tom Waits was featured in episode 34.