Voices of 1944: A Personal Essay
A special essay from Dr. Ingo Titze to celebrate Veteran's Day.
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November 10, 2024
Exploring Neuromuscular Changes in the Larynx: Insights from Rat Ultrasonic Vocalizations
The study of rat ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) provides a unique window into understanding the neuromuscular changes in the human larynx that occur with aging. Rats communicate with each other using…
October 29, 2024
Anatomy of a Spectrogram
This video provides a brief explanation of how spectrograms are constructed as a collection of individual spectra from consecutive points in time across a speech waveform. The difference between “narrow-band”…
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September 17, 2024
What is Airflow Vibrato?
Vocal vibrato has a number of manifestations. Typically vibrato is first thought of as a variation in fundamental frequency (fo), and secondarily as a variation in intensity and sound quality.…
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September 17, 2024
Phonation Threshold Pressure in Inspiratory vs. Expiratory Phonation
Inspiratory or reverse phonation refers to the production of voice when air is inhaled from the mouth and nostrils into the lungs. This way of phonation occurs naturally during laughter,…
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June 22, 2024
The Impact of Visual and Audiovisual Inputs on Voice Perception and Production: Exploring the Role of Immersive Virtual Reality in Clinical Practice
Sensory feedback is crucial for regulating pitch, loudness and other aspects of voice and speech perception and production. (1) Auditory input is traditionally considered the primary signal in speech communication.…
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June 22, 2024
Vocal Tract Resonances in Vowel Production
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q23bAG-b6OAGiven by Dr. Brad Story on January 26, 2023. To view the video on YouTube, click here. How to Cite Story, B. (2023), Vocal Tract Resonances in Vowel Production. NCVS…
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April 17, 2024
Artificial intelligence methodologies to enhance visualisation and subsequent analysis of vocal fold dynamics
For clinical assessment of the voice production process, evaluation of the acoustic voice signal as well as the laryngeal dynamics (i.e., the vocal fold oscillations), producing the source signal in…
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April 2, 2024
Vocal Function and Range
We can make many different sounds with our voices, communicating not only with what is said, but also in which context it is said, and who is saying it. This…
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April 2, 2024
The Importance of Vocal Self-Regulation
The human voice is extremely flexible and adjustments of quality, frequency, and intensity serve to signal various moods, emotions, and intentions. These modifications occur automatically in daily life, but can…
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January 22, 2024