Quiz 2 Flashcards
Physical Properties of Sound
- Period
- Intensity
- Time
- Velocity
- Frequency
-Wavelength
Velocity
speed in a certain direction
(sound travels faster on a hot day than on a cold day)
When in normal atmospheric conditions sound travels through air at approximately…
1130 ft per second
Wavelength
- the length of a sound wave is the distance in space that one cycle occupies
- depends on two factors, the frequency of the vibration and the velocity of the sound wave
- we can measure it from any point in one cycle to the same point in the next cycle.
Higher frequency sounds =
shorter wavelength, occupy less space for each cycle than lower frequency sounds
FO =
Fundamental Frequency
Software for acoustic analysis…
- TS-32
- Visipitch
-Sona speech program
Resonance
natural resonant frequency (harmonics)
Name two resonators
- Nose
- Vocal Tract
Intensity/Amplitude (physical)
The amplitude of the vibration, which is the extent of particle displacement, is an indication of the intensity or power of the sound. measured in decibel (dB)
Loudness (perceptual)
the loudness of a signal is directly related to its intensity, so as intensity increases, the sound is judged by listeners to be louder
Pitch (perceptual)
As frequencies get higher it takes a larger change in frequency to cause a change in the sensation of pitch (mels)
mechanical Resonator
Vocal folds
Acoustic resonator
a body that contains air will resonate in response to sound containing frequencies that match the resonant frequencies of that body of air
Source Filter Theory
- Glottal Source
- Frequency response of neutral vocal tract: filter
- Filtered Output