Chimera Vocal Synth
nmstoker
158 points
23 comments
November 08, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (15 comments)
nmstoker
There was a post to a tweet about this but I also found there's a GitHub repo for the software and this link to it running! Earlier tweet: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50410728 GitHub repo: https://github.com/jamesondh/chimera-vocal-synth
smusamashah
Is it not supposed to work on phone? All I hear is noise and engine keeps loading beyond 100%
jagged-chisel
The eye blink concerns me ...
goodmythical
I could see this being very useful in a number of applications. Being trans, of course voice affirmation training. Then singing comes to mind, followed by language learning. A solid visual demo like this would help give people more than "okay now more like the a in aunt"
starshadowx2
I guess this is like a modern version of pink trombone - https://dood.al/pinktrombone/ Also is the name a Teto reference?
EA-3167
That was very intriguing, I was able to tune the false vocal folds and adopt the proper anatomical positions and it did output a proper Khoomei overtone. I wasn't able to find the Kargyraa range, but I managed a decent Sygyt. Damned impressive setup.
thirtygeo
This is weird and fun. Brings me back to one undergraduate class where we used the IPA a lot
ykl
There are a bunch of fun examples on Twitter of things people are doing with Chimera: https://x.com/jamesonhodge/status/2118733265372860826 https://x.com/klausbrave/status/2119372853502177323 https://x.com/CupOJoseph/status/2119260104641900595 https://x.com/jamesonhodge/status/2119085825509954042 https://x.com/klausbrave/status/2119319095275671582
hankbond
I learned to throat sing to put my baby to sleep. I'm having fun trying to figure out what all the shapes of the different mouth/throat components I make to get the same sound in the synth.
hi_hi
My work is done for the day. https://bsky.app/profile/stewleach.bsky.social/post/3mzts6gg...
Daunk
Thanks, I hate it haha.
hsuduebc2
I love how creepy 3D view is.
gnarlouse
Next step: reverse engineer Freddie Mercury's glottal physiology from queen tracks and fourier analysis, pass it around as a VST plugin. Please and thank you.
minimaxa
Will make a great vocoder, once a mic is connected to it. The vocal folds though? Lol
Affric
Can't whistle?