Just Noticeable Differences of Open Quotient and Asymmetry Coefficient in Singing Voice

Journal of Voice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 481-494

  Henrich, Nathalie ^a,b   Sundin, Gunilla ^a   Ambroise, Daniel ^a   D'Alessandro, Christophe ^a   Castellengo, Michèle ^a   Doval, Boris ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Laboratoire D'Acoustique Musicale   (France)

Author keywords

Asymmetry coefficient; Glottal flow; Just Noticeable Differences; Open quotient; Singing voice synthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; LARYNX; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PITCH; SINGING; VIBRATION; VOICE; VOWEL;

EID: 0346881260     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0892-1997(03)00005-5     Document Type: Article

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