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What is the difference between a simple wave and a complex wave?

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A simple wave is a sine wave
A complex wave is 2 or more sine waves

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Simple Wave

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-one sine wave
-one frequency
-aka pure tone

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Complex Wave

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-adding 2 or more sine wave components together

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Waveform synthesis

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-adding 2 sine waves together thus synthesizing a wave form

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What is a fourier analysis?

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-process when you can break down a complex wave (periodic or aperiodic) into its individual sine wave components

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What is a fourier series?

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-series of sine waves that got added together to produce the complex wave

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What is an aperiodic complex wave?

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-wave that does not have any repetitive pattern

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What is a periodic wave?

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-wave that has a repetitive pattern

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T/F all complex waves can be described as a sum of simple sine waves

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-true

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What is a periodic complex wave?

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-any wave with a regulating repeating pattern that is not a single sine wave

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Definition of aperiodic complex waves?

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-there is no fundamental frequency and there are no harmonics

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The frequency components of a complex periodic wave often have a _____ to the lowest frequency component.

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-harmonic relation

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T/F: Frequency components of a complex periodic wave have to have a harmonic relation to the lowest frequency component

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-false
-they dont HAVE to

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What is the fundamental frequency?

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F0 of a complex periodic wave is the frequency that all the other frequencies are multiples of

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T/F: The fundamental frequency is always the lowest frequency component of a complex wave?

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False, it is usually the lowest frequency component component of a complex. But, your brain can fill in the missing fundamental
Example: 200,500,700,900
F0= 100

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What are harmonics?

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-The integer multiple of the fundamental

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T/F: A complex wave does not need to have all the harmonics of the F0, it can be just some.

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True

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What are overtones?

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-Any harmonic above the fundamental
-First overtone is the second harmonic

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What is a partial?

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-Any of the frequency components of a complex wave

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What is the domain and range of a waveform?

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-domain: time
-range: amplitude

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What is the domain and range of a spectrum?

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-domain: frequency
-range: amplitude

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Can a waveform or a spectrum tell you which frequencies are present?

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Spectrum

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What kind of harmonics do saw tooth waves have?

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-even and odd harmonics

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In sawtooth waves, what is the relationship between harmonics and amplitude?

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-As the harmonics increase, the amplitude decreases
-A=1/H
-6dB per octave

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What kind of harmonics do square waves have?
odd harmonics
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In square waves, what is the relationship between harmonics and amplitude?
-As the harmonics increase, the amplitude decreases -A=1/H -6dB per every octave
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What kind of harmonics do triangle waves have?
odd harmonics
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In triangle waves, what is the relationship between amplitude and harmonics?
-As the harmonics increase, the amplitude decreases -A=1/H^2 -12dB drop off per every octave
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Do successive amplitudes drop off further in square waves or triangle waves?
triangle waves
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What is a pulse?
-aka a click -a single rectangular shaped waveform -aperiodic
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What is the spectrum of a pulse?
-continuos spectrum
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What is a pulse train
-periodic series of clicks (pulses)
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What is the spectrum of a pulse train?
-line spectrum
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Exaplain the myoelastic & aerodynamic elements of the myoelastic aerodynamic theory?
-VF move apart because the pressure builds from lungs and trachea until the vocal folds are forced apart VF recoil because of... 1. aerodynamic element: the bernoulli affect (which is when air is moving quickly between 2 objects, thus the pressure drops in that gap, so the objects are pulled inward to fill that gap) 2. myoelastic element: the elastic characteristics of the muscle pulls the vocal folds back together
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Why is the myoelastic aerodynamic theory not complete?
-Energy is lost in vocal fold vibration (in the form of acoustic energy and friction), so energy has to be pumped back in. -It needs an asymmetry of an external force and an internal force to pump energy back into the system.
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What does Titze's self-oscillation theory account for that the myoelastic theory does not?
Titze's self-oscillation theory accounts for the energy loss that needs to be compensated for with an asymmetric force
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T/F: Titze's self-oscillation theory provides an external asymmetric force and internal asymmetric force.
True external: airflow pressure (one mass model) internal: vocal fold configuration (3 mass model)
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What is the asymmetrical external force of Titze's self oscillation theory? What is happening during the closing phase and opening phase?
airflow pressure (aka vocal tract inertance) -opening phase pressure & air flow is high -closing phase pressure & air flow is low
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Describe the steps of the one mass model of Titze's theory of self oscillation
-as the VFs open, the air flow increases as the VF become wider -the intraglottal pressure (pressure between VF) becomes high which continues to drives the VF apart - as the air-mass moves up through the gap between the vocal folds, there isn't new air coming from under it to fill the gap, thus there is a pressure drop in between the VFs - this pressure drop sucks the VFs back together again
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What is the internal asymmetric force of Titze's self oscillation theory? What is happening during the closing phase and opening phase?
asymmetric tissue movement (ripple movement) -opening (convergent phase) -closed (divergent phase)
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Describe the steps of the three-mass model
-internal asymmetric force is due to the VF moving in a rippling manner -this results in different glottic configurations (shape of VFs) in different parts of the cycle -as VF opens they form a convergent shape with higher interglottal (between VF) pressure (between VF) -as VF close they form a divergent shape with lower interglottal (between VF) pressure
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What are the two configurations explained by the three mass model?
-convergent -divergent
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In the convergent configuration of the vocal folds, there is _____ inter glottal pressure
higher
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What is the glottal source signal?
- not an acoustic signal coming from the glottis
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How is glottal source signal similar and different to square wave, sawtooth wave, and triangular wave?
-similar to sawtooth wave in the shape -similar to sawtooth wave in that it has even & odd harmonics -similar to triangle wave in that it is a -12dB drop per octave -not similar to square wave
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In glottal source signal, a lower fundamental frequency makes the harmonic spacing ____ and a higher fundamental frequency makes the harmonic spacing _____
-closer -further
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Do real human voices have non harmonic partials?
Yes
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Which has a larger open quotient? Hyperfunctional or hypofuncational?
Hypofunctional
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Which has a longer closed quotient? Hyperfunctional or hypofuncational?
Hyperfunctional
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What is jitter?
-small disturbances in frequency from cycle-to-cycle instead of being uniform
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What is shimmer?
-cycle-to-cycle variants in amplitude
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T/F You cannot have jitter and shimmer at the same time?
-You can, normal human voices have both at the same time
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What kind of speech samples can be used to measure jitter and shimmer?
sustained vowels
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What does HNR stand for?
harmonics to noise ratio
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Explain what HNR means
The proportion of someones voice that is made of harmonics (in comparison to the random partials)
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A person with vocal fold nodules, more air escapes during vibration of folds therefore there is more noise -Does this person have a low or high HNR
low
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there is a high correlation between HNR and what vocal qualities?
-hoarseness -breathiness -roughness
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How are HNR and NRH related to eachother?
Inversely proportional
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What does MPT stand for? What does it mean?
-maximum phonation time -maximum time a person can sustain a vowel from one deep breath at a comfortable pitch and loudness
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What is phonation threshold pressure? (PTP)
-minimal transglottal pressure needed for vocal fold vibration
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How does PTP vary across pitch change?
- PTP increases as the frequency increases
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What is a phonetogram? How is it related to the Voice Range Profile?
phonetogram and voice range profile are used interchangeably
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The voice range profile shows...
-range of frequencies someone can produce with their voice and how loud they can make them
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What clinical conditions can cause hypofunctional voice?
-paralysis -mass lesion -VF bowing
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How do hypofunctional voices sound?
breathy
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What clinical complications can cause hyperfunctional voice?
-muscle tension dysphonia -adductor spasmodic dysphonia
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How do hyperfunctional voices sound?
-tight -rough -strained
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-pulse register is also known as... -what are characteristics of pulse register?
-glottal fry -low frequency and irregular vibrations
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modal register is also known as
chest voice
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falsetto register is also known as
head voice
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How are the vocal folds configured in a pulse register?
-VF are short and thick -may involve false vocal folds
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How are vocal folds configured in modal register?
-VFs are loose and relaxed
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How are the vocal folds configured in falsetto register?
-lengthened VF -less vibration in the deep layers and more vibration in the outward layers
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T/F Falsetto register has less of a dynamic range compared to modal.
True

CDIS 3475 Speech Science (4 decks)

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