| Detection of high-frequency energy changes in sustained vowels produced by singers. | |
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PMID: 21476681 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The human voice spectrum above 5 kHz receives little attention. However, there are reasons to believe that this high-frequency energy (HFE) may play a role in perceived quality of voice in singing and speech. To fulfill this role, differences in HFE must first be detectable. To determine human ability to detect differences in HFE, the levels of the 8- and 16-kHz center-frequency octave bands were individually attenuated in sustained vowel sounds produced by singers and presented to listeners. Relatively small changes in HFE were in fact detectable, suggesting that this frequency range potentially contributes to the perception of especially the singing voice. Detection ability was greater in the 8-kHz octave than in the 16-kHz octave and varied with band energy level. |
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Brian B Monson; Andrew J Lotto; Sten Ternström |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
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Title: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Volume: 129 ISSN: 1520-8524 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-4-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503051 Medline TA: J Acoust Soc Am Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 2263 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210071, Tucson, Arizona 85721. |
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