HPR4746: Monotone

Hosted by Lee on 2026-10-12 01:00:00

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Whiskeyjack says: Style and delivery

RE: hpr4746::2026-10-12 Monotone by Lee
00:11:42 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
To get a good comparison, you would need to compare podcasts that are similar in terms of content. Style and delivery should match the subject, not adhere to some artificial average.

For example, a podcast that mainly consists of two people arguing about something will naturally have greater pitch variation than a podcast that is mainly about someone describing the intricate details of "sed" options.

Having someone speak in excited tones about the "--follow-symlinks" option would not improve the quality of the show from the user perspective.

Given that it is possible to measure pitch variation numerically, it would not surprise me if it were to be possible to process speech to artificially increase the pitch variation in order to normalize that figure, much like is done for audio loudness. That may make for an interesting experiment for someone. That could then be analyzed subjectively to see if the result sound unnatural in the context of the subject being discussed.

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archer72 says: second that

RE: hpr4746::2026-10-12 Monotone by Lee
00:11:42 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Hi candycanearter07,

I second the opinion that 'monotone' can be positive, as I conveys the information or story clearly.

Cheers,
Archer72

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candycanearter07 says: interesting!

RE: hpr4746::2026-10-12 Monotone by Lee
00:11:42 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
i dont understand a lot about audio processing but i think you explained it well! i dont get why HPR being more "monotone" is inherently a bad thing, since its pretty explicitly supposed to be people NOT specializing in entertainment (ie not already trained to speak upbeat) and it doesnt really matter if the actual content is interesting!

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