TY - JOUR
T1 - Vocal matching of frequency modulation in synthesized vowels
AU - King, Judith B.
AU - Horii, Yoshiyuki
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgment: This work was supported in part by NIH grants R01NS24409 and lP60DC00976.
PY - 1993/6
Y1 - 1993/6
N2 - Nine male singers attempted to match rates and extents of synthesized vocal vibrato at low, middle, and high pitch levels. The results showed that on average, the singers were able to match rates of 3, 5, and 7 Hz within 13%. It was difficult for the singers, however, to match extents of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 semitones. Thus, the results indicated singers' reasonably good ability to match rates but, contrary to prevalent opinions, not extents of vocal vibrato.
AB - Nine male singers attempted to match rates and extents of synthesized vocal vibrato at low, middle, and high pitch levels. The results showed that on average, the singers were able to match rates of 3, 5, and 7 Hz within 13%. It was difficult for the singers, however, to match extents of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 semitones. Thus, the results indicated singers' reasonably good ability to match rates but, contrary to prevalent opinions, not extents of vocal vibrato.
KW - Extent of frequency vibrato
KW - Matching
KW - Rate of frequency vibrato
KW - Vocal vibrato
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U2 - 10.1016/S0892-1997(05)80345-5
DO - 10.1016/S0892-1997(05)80345-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 8353629
AN - SCOPUS:0027299694
SN - 0892-1997
VL - 7
SP - 151
EP - 159
JO - Journal of Voice
JF - Journal of Voice
IS - 2
ER -