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Sound recording of Siri giving directions to Cameron Indoor Stadium at Duke University. Siri is an electronic assistant feature of the Apple Inc. iPhone. She does not maintain the usual pronunciation of certain words. She calmly gives directions to the user without emotion. A Zoom Recorder was used.

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 a woman reciting spoken word poetry at a far distance in an acoustic hallway. She is using the projection of her voice and the acoustics to carry her voice across a far distance, yet uphold the emotional authentic quality to her voice.