VeChain has entered a new phase of its multi-year roadmap with the launch of the Hayabusa upgrade and Stargate 2.0, a move the network is calling its transition to "real decentralization." ...

Abstract: A new neural network architecture is proposed that can be used to convert Mel spectrograms into an audio signal. The architecture is designed from the ground up to be run on a mobile device, ...

Abstract: The goal of this paper is to generate realistic audio with a lightweight and fast diffusion-based vocoder, named FreGrad. Our framework consists of the following three key components: (1) We ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Fun and creative design, capable of effects that reach well beyond standard vocoder tones. Lots ...

To biologists, a "species" is the fundamental unit of categorization for life on Earth and a key tool for protecting living creatures. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

For years, the iPhone’s two-tiered texting system has been a hot topic. iPhone-to-iPhone texts in the Messages app are blue, and enjoy full encryption and more robust media features, like animations.

What do we mean by success? For each individual, the answer will be slightly different. For some people, success is money; for others, it’s about recognition. When I was sitting on a staircase many ...

Casey Benjamin, whose saxophone gleam and vocoder-processed singing exerted a deep influence on the last 20 years of jazz-infused hip-hop and R&B, died on March 30 in Maryland. He was 45. His death ...

Some of the best known species on Earth may not be what they seem. Credit...Steve Holroyd/Alamy Supported by By Carl Zimmer Naturalists have been trying for centuries to catalog all of the species on ...

(CNN)"Barbie" has made headlines with its record performance at the US box office, bringing in $155 million over its first weekend. It's the largest opening of the year so far and the biggest-ever ...