Study Guide for Speech Science & Acoustics Questions Flashcards
1
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Air flow
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2
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Amplitude
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3
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Noise vs Tone
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4
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Complex periodic sounds
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5
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Harmonic Series/Overtone Series
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6
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Source-Filter Theory
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7
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Fletcher-Munson Curve / Equal Loudness Contour
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8
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Formants
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9
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F1 & F2 significance
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10
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Sounds generated at the level of the glottis
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11
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Myoelastic-Aerodynamic theory of vocal fold oscillation
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12
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Body-Cover Theory
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13
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Propagation of Sound
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14
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Speed of Sound
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15
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Inverse Square Law
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16
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Bernoulli Principle
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17
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Hertz (Hz)
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18
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Intensity
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19
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Loudness
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20
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Decibels
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21
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Period
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22
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Octave
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23
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Pitch
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24
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Fundamental Frequency
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25
Wide Band v Narrow Band Displays
26
Fourier Transform
27
Power Spectrum display
28
Waveforms
29
Resonance of the vocal tract
30
Singer's Formant
31
Spectogram display
32
Speed of sound
33
Formant Tuning
34
Formant Transitions
35
Forced Resonance
36
Sympathetic Resonance
37
Sub-glottal air pressure
38
What does it mean when a sound engineer compresses a singer's vocals?
39
How does frequency response of a microphone affect the sound of the voice
40
What is Voice Onset Time (VOT)?
41
Why is VOT of interest in speaking and singing diction, accents?
42
What are the acoustic characteristics of a plosive consonant?
43
What is the International Phonetic Alphabet?
44
What spectrogram displays tell us most about source characteristics?
45
What spectrogram displays tell us most about filter characteristics?
