Study Guide for Speech Science & Acoustics Questions

Question 1

Air flow

Question 2

Amplitude

Question 3

Noise vs Tone

Question 4

Complex periodic sounds

Question 5

Harmonic Series/Overtone Series

Question 6

Source-Filter Theory

Question 7

Fletcher-Munson Curve / Equal Loudness Contour

Question 8

Formants

Question 9

F1 & F2 significance

Question 10

Sounds generated at the level of the glottis

Question 11

Myoelastic-Aerodynamic theory of vocal fold oscillation

Question 12

Body-Cover Theory

Question 13

Propagation of Sound

Question 14

Speed of Sound

Question 15

Inverse Square Law

Question 16

Bernoulli Principle

Question 17

Hertz (Hz)

Question 18

Intensity

Question 19

Loudness

Question 20

Decibels

Question 21

Period

Question 22

Octave

Question 23

Pitch

Question 24

Fundamental Frequency

Question 25

Wide Band v Narrow Band Displays

Question 26

Fourier Transform

Question 27

Power Spectrum display

Question 28

Waveforms

Question 29

Resonance of the vocal tract

Question 30

Singer’s Formant

Question 31

Spectogram display

Question 32

Speed of sound

Question 33

Formant Tuning

Question 34

Formant Transitions

Question 35

Forced Resonance

Question 36

Sympathetic Resonance

Question 37

Sub-glottal air pressure

Question 38

What does it mean when a sound engineer compresses a singer’s vocals?

Question 39

How does frequency response of a microphone affect the sound of the voice

Question 40

What is Voice Onset Time (VOT)?

Question 41

Why is VOT of interest in speaking and singing diction, accents?

Question 42

What are the acoustic characteristics of a plosive consonant?

Question 43

What is the International Phonetic Alphabet?

Question 44

What spectrogram displays tell us most about source characteristics?

Question 45

What spectrogram displays tell us most about filter characteristics?