Topic: I want to provide feedback to developers on a beta version of VoCo! I just want to add my name that I wish very much to try a beta for VoCo. I produce video and podcasts, and often am in a situation where I need to have a single word or two words replaced with a word that better matches the rhythm, energy, & tone of the edit. (I don't have enough words to describe this, but realize a good linguist knows what I'm talking about.) My impressions of the product, even though RadioLab has done some extensive testing to see how difficult it would be to recreate a whole political speach, say, are that we are still a far way off from AI being able to create realistic language. There is a TON of linguistic mapping that has not yet been done to map the musical dance and flow of speech patterns. But of course it is only a matter of time until we arrive there. In the meantime, I am very interested in beta testing this software for exactly what it it meant for at the moment, which is replacing a single word here and there. It would be especially helpful if this software could isolate EVERY instance of a word in a 1-hour interview, and so you would then know if you had a word with the appropriate rhythm/energy, tone to replace the one you are looking at to make a particular edit. I would be very happy to provide feedback directly to the developers. Also, I believe that mapping the rhythm and song of dialogue is where this needs to go before it becomes the truely magical tool that we need in post production.
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