Cantor Digitalis on a Soundplane

Published on Feb 18, 2015 Mark Harris

"A short demo of cantor digitailis which Ive adapted to use with a Madrona Labs Soundplane.

Cantor Digitalis is an open source real time singing synthesiser, giving you control over many aspects of a vocal performance, including pitch, vocal effort, vowels etc.

The controls are pitch (X), larynx position (Y), vocal effort (pressure) on the right section of the soundplane, and the vowel space in X/Y on the left side.

Its a great piece of work, the Max code is really well written, and vocal synthesis engine is amazing... well beyond my understanding :)

Its hard to play well, but easy to get some fun sounds out of, and the voices can be eerily realistic when you get it right.

lots of fun, go check it out : http://cantordigitalis.limsi.fr
(the website has some fantastic examples of skilled players of it)"



"Cantor Digitalis is an open-source real-time singing synthesizer controlled by hand gestures. A wide variety of voices are available, from the classic vocal quartet (soprano, alto, tenor, bass), to the extreme colors of childish, breathy, roaring, etc. voices. All the features of vocal sounds are entirely under control, as the synthesis method is based on a mathematic model of voice production, without prerecording segments.

The instrument is controlled using chironomy, i.e. hand gestures, with the help of interfaces like stylus or fingers on a graphic tablet or computer mouse. Vocal dimensions such as the melody, vocal effort, vowel, voice tension, vocal tract size, breathiness etc. can easily be controlled during performance, and special voices can be prepared in advance or using presets."

Chorus Digitalis - Performance excerpts from 2011 to 2013

Published on Oct 4, 2013 Audio Acoustique