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11 months ago

Babe are you okay you're watching that episode of the Ranma anime where Ranma hits her head and forgets she used to be a guy again

1 year ago
A long infographic with visual aids starting with the conversation:
"Is Miku AI?"
"No."
"Are vocal synths ethical?"
"Yes."
"How so?"
First section is Compensation.
Hatsune Miku is made out of recordings by Saki Fujita. Saki Fujita is contracted to record Miku samples, and is paid for her work.
Section: Recording Method. 
This is why Miku is not AI: Saki Fujita records from a list of sounds. It's necessary to have at least one recording per sound Miku should be able to sing. (Visual aid has examples of these sounds, such as "kaka".)
She can also sing the recording list a second time in a different octave, so that she sounds more natural. 
Section: Labelling. 
The samples Saki Fujita sung are then labelled with what sound they make. These sounds are then reproduced by the engine. This is how Vocal Synth software such as VOCALOID and UTAU work. This model is called "concatenative". (Visual aid shows how "kaka" is split into "k" and "a", which is how it looks in the VOCALOID software.)
Section: User interfacing.
These voicebanks are very flat. Users must adjust the vocals themselves in order to produce singing. This is referred to as "tuning". If you listen to "Tuning BLANK in the style of Vocaloid producers", you can see there are countless ways to tune Hatsune Miku. It is considered a form of artistic expression. 
Compare Scratchin' Melodii's original songs to the updated versions. This is the result of hiring an experienced Vocaloid tuner.
Question: How do AI Vocal Synths work?
Answer: They are actually extremely similar!
Section: Compensation.
Let's use the Synthesizer V Studio library "Solaria". Solaria is made out of recordings by Emma Rowley. Emma Rowley is contracted to record Solaria samples, and paid for her work.
Section: Recording.
Emma Rowley then records several hours of singing data. This is the substance of the library.
Section: Base model.
The AI needs a base to understand what it's interpreting. Unlike images, there is a large amount of volunteer voice data out there. It's typically assumed that base models are trained ethically. (Visual aid shows Dreamtonics, the developer company behind Synthesizer V, asking a university "Can I use this voice data you made for TTS research?" and observing a person saying "Hi! Here is a few hours of singing data you can use for voice technology.")
Section: Labelling.
Labelling is also the same. The singing is broken up into phonemes the engine will interpret. 
Header Section: Deep Learning.
In casual speech, "AI" refers to computer learning/sorting algorithms. "Diffusion" AI is the result of DNN; Deep Neural Network. It is the most drastic difference between concatenative and AI voicebanks.
Section: Teaching the base model.
The computer must be taught what the sounds are. The concept it builds is the "base model". (Visual guide is a cartoon of two computers talking. "Here's a british man saying 'bath'." "Added to my concept of 'a'." "Here's a Japanese girl saying 'baka'." "Added to my concept of 'a'.")
Section: Training the voice model.
Emma Rowley's recordings are then made into a reference point. This will make it so it will only render based on what it knows about Emma Rowley's singing. (Visual aid is a similar cartoon where a person talks to a computer while giving it a drive. Computer: "Now that I know what 'a' is, how should it sound?" Person: "I've labelled every time Emma Rowley says 'a'. Use this!")
Section: Diffusion.
The Solaria model uses everything it learned from Emma Rowley's recordings and the base mdoel to determine how 'a' sounds based on what note it's sung on, what's next to it, etcetera.
Section: Interfacing.
Tuners have been mixed on this; it sounds much clearer, yet the AI also has voice pitch models, so there's not as much as an incentive to develop your own personal flair.
Question: Are voice changers ethical?
Answer: Oh geez.
Section: ARE they ethical?
We don't need to break this down a third time. Voice changers are the generative AI of voice synthesis. It requires a lot less work of both the developer and the user, a simple applicator of everything the machine knows onto a piece of audio. What are the ranges of ethics?
Vocaloid 6 is packaged with a voice changer. It is only for AI libraries, voiced by people who agreed to this and were compensated. This is definitely ethical.
If you bought Hatsune Miku, you're nominally permitted to use the results as you see fit. Is tuning Miku and then creating a voice changer of her singing ethical? I genuinely don't know.
There's also a question of art. If you were to project the voice actor onto your own personal tuning work, isn't that still artistic expression? A voice is different from an art style. Where is human expression being interrupted by automation? I can't make an explainer for those subjective concepts.
I hope you're now educated enough to think on it yourself. End of image transcription.

A lot of people try to explain this without knowing anything about how voice synthesis works, so here's my breakdown on No, Hatsune Miku Is Not AI, And No, AI Voice Synthesis Is Not Bad.

1 year ago

Yearly reminder to everyone trying to find alternatives to tumblr/social media in general: go make a Neocities account and teach yourself basic HTML and post your art/writing/shitposts there.

Screenshot of HTML coding

It does take extra time to set up (but there are templates out there!) but it is so so worth it to have a site that is 100% YOURS!

Screenshot of Madlyfluffy's website Atomicgothic.com

You don’t even have to be that good at coding. I’m not. My site is not very accessible via mobile devices but that is fine with me (keeps me off my phone) but there are plenty of ways to make your site mobile friendly. There are plenty of bare bones/accessible sites I adore purely for the media on it.

Screenshot of neocities.org on how to get started coding

Imagine having your site on your phone and showing someone- hey! I coded this from scratch. And I didn’t even have to pay a company like squarespace. All your images, links, writings, in one place. I have my fandom edits, memes, fanart, and custom graphics there.

screenshot of the bunker page on Atomicgothic.com

Neocities has a very bare bones follower and comment system, but you can disable this if you want your site to truly abstain from any social media-isms. I use it because its a great way to meet other webmasters and get help with coding problems. Neocities isn't an exact replacement for Tumblr (no reblogging here) but html coding is an invaluable skill to know, as is keeping a personal website in this day in age.

Screenshot showing the following and commenting functions of neocities

The awesome thing about having your own website is if, god forbid, Neocities goes down, you can move your site to any other number of hosting platforms (like Teacake.org). Your site is truly YOURS, and no one else (shitty tech CEO cough cough) can take it away from you.

If you need help getting started, I recommend checking out sadgrl.online. (More links to resources in the comments section of this post).

I know neocities has been talked about before, especially within my follower circle, but I thought I'd bring it up again for anyone unaware of this awesome platform.

1 year ago
1 year ago
さすらいエマノン (Emanon), Shinji Kajio & Kenji Tsuruta

さすらいエマノン (Emanon), Shinji Kajio & Kenji Tsuruta

1 year ago

fellas, is it gay to marry your girl best friend on 3 separate occasions?

Fellas, Is It Gay To Marry Your Girl Best Friend On 3 Separate Occasions?
Fellas, Is It Gay To Marry Your Girl Best Friend On 3 Separate Occasions?
Fellas, Is It Gay To Marry Your Girl Best Friend On 3 Separate Occasions?


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1 year ago

Well that's alright, it's Out of Touch Thursday!!

1 year ago

"not enough people are buying video games because of piracy" perhaps it has to due with the "unfinished game that you have to buy DLC to get basic features for" business model

1 year ago

hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

1 year ago
REVENGE ERA JUMPSCARE

REVENGE ERA JUMPSCARE

1 year ago

I just wanted to know if pickled wheat was this bad in real life 💀

I Just Wanted To Know If Pickled Wheat Was This Bad In Real Life 💀

HELLO???

HELLO???
1 year ago

does the term “content creator” make anyone else irrationally angry?

1 year ago

So I tend to play pretty harmless pranks on my roommate that I know they'll enjoy. Taping a Miku to the ceiling, Guts Man's ass on the door, you know harmless stuff all in pretty obvious places. So imagine my surprise when I feel something weird under my desk and I see THIS

So I Tend To Play Pretty Harmless Pranks On My Roommate That I Know They'll Enjoy. Taping A Miku To The

I am always being subjected to spamton ass and apparently this had been there for THREE MONTHS


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1 year ago
Television Graveyard (art By @cybervoidgirl On Twitter)

television graveyard (art by @cybervoidgirl on Twitter)

1 year ago
You've All Forgotten Your Roots Anyway Here's Bulma Waking Up Surrounded By Garbage And Then Immediately
You've All Forgotten Your Roots Anyway Here's Bulma Waking Up Surrounded By Garbage And Then Immediately

you've all forgotten your roots anyway here's bulma waking up surrounded by garbage and then immediately chugging a warm beer she picked up off the floor

1 year ago
You Go Kitty

you go kitty

1 year ago
The Ink Bottle Lying On Your Desk... Begins To Crawl Away..???

The ink bottle lying on your desk... begins to crawl away..???


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1 year ago
Don’t You Hate It When You’re Trying To Design An OC And Then It Looks Exactly Like Another Character?

Don’t you hate it when you’re trying to design an OC and then it looks exactly like another character?

1 year ago

downing this shit like it’s iced tea

Downing This Shit Like It’s Iced Tea
1 year ago

why did no one tell me quantum computers looked like that

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