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what does high modulation/low perturbation sound like? - ANSWER aka vocal vibratto
-opera singer
what are two direct ways to measure subglottal pressure? - ANSWER -tracheal puncture
-esophageal pressure (swallow sensor)
how can you estimate subglottal pressure? - ANSWER produce voiceless bilabial plosive (pah,
pah, pah)
-this is when oral pressure equals subglottal pressure
how do you calculate average air flow? - ANSWER dividing volume used by time
-for example, if 1 liter of air is used and phonation lasts for 5 seconds -average
flow = 1/5 liters per second = 0.2 L/s
pressure = ______ times _______ - ANSWER resistance x flow
, how does Ohm's law relate to the voice (equation)? - ANSWER laryngeal airway resistance
= subglottic pressure / air flow
how can you measure flow? - ANSWER pneumotachograph
a semitone is always 1/__th of an octave. - ANSWER 1/12th
how do semitones correlate to our pitch perception? - ANSWER both systems are not linear
-difference in fundamental frequencies between males and females will have a similar
standard deviation in semitones
in the source-filter model, what is the source? - ANSWER larynx
in the source-filter model, what is the filter? - ANSWER vocal tract
how can you vary the SOURCE behavior?
-loudness
-pitch
-voice quality - ANSWER loudness - more force from lungs
pitch - stretch vocal folds to increase tension
voice quality - breathy? adjust space between arytenoids
how can you vary the FILTER behavior? - ANSWER tongue/jaw movement
as you lower tongue and jaw, you ______ F1 frequency. - ANSWER increase
as you raise tongue and jaw, you ______ F1 frequency. - ANSWER decrease
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