Study Guide for Speech Science & Acoustics Questions Flashcards

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Air flow

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Amplitude

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Noise vs Tone

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Complex periodic sounds

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5
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Harmonic Series/Overtone Series

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Source-Filter Theory

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Fletcher-Munson Curve / Equal Loudness Contour

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Formants

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9
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F1 & F2 significance

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Sounds generated at the level of the glottis

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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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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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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
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Wide Band v Narrow Band Displays

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26
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Fourier Transform

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27
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Power Spectrum display

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28
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Waveforms

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29
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Resonance of the vocal tract

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30
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Singer’s Formant

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31
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Spectogram display

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32
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Speed of sound

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33
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Formant Tuning

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34
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Formant Transitions

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35
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Forced Resonance

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36
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Sympathetic Resonance

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37
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Sub-glottal air pressure

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38
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What does it mean when a sound engineer compresses a singer’s vocals?

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39
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How does frequency response of a microphone affect the sound of the voice

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40
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What is Voice Onset Time (VOT)?

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41
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Why is VOT of interest in speaking and singing diction, accents?

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42
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What are the acoustic characteristics of a plosive consonant?

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43
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What is the International Phonetic Alphabet?

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44
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What spectrogram displays tell us most about source characteristics?

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45
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What spectrogram displays tell us most about filter characteristics?

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