Publication detail

Perceptual evaluation of FE modelled consequences of tonillectomy: Diffrences between listeners

LAUKANNEN, A. M. HORÁČEK, J. ŠVANCARA, P. LEHTINEN, E. WAARAMAA, T.

Original Title

Perceptual evaluation of FE modelled consequences of tonillectomy: Diffrences between listeners

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

The present study focused on the perceptual effects of tonsillectomy using sound simulations, based on the earlier Finite Element (FE) modeling data. Of interest was whether different listener groups behave differently in perceptual analysis of simulated sound samples. Two groups of listeners were chosen: Musicians specialized in different instruments including singing, and speech students with training in perceptual analysis of human speaking voice. Samples with and without tonsils did not differ significantly from each other for voice quality (Paired Student's t-test, p > 0.05), due to differences in vowels. Timbre was significantly darker without tonsils (p=0.003 for the speech students, p=0.013 for the musicians). Musicians' and speech students' evaluations differed from each other (Unpaired Student's t-test, p=0.006 for quality and p=0.041 for timbre). No correlation between timbre and quality.

Keywords

computer simulations, voice quality, timbre

Authors

LAUKANNEN, A. M.; HORÁČEK, J.; ŠVANCARA, P.; LEHTINEN, E.; WAARAMAA, T.

RIV year

2007

Released

29. 8. 2007

Publisher

University of Groningen

Location

Groningen, Nederland

Pages from

98

Pages to

98

Pages count

1

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT23716,
  author="LAUKANNEN, A. M. and HORÁČEK, J. and ŠVANCARA, P. and LEHTINEN, E. and WAARAMAA, T.",
  title="Perceptual evaluation of FE modelled consequences of tonillectomy: Diffrences between listeners",
  booktitle="Proceedings of 7th Pan European Voice Conference",
  year="2007",
  pages="98--98",
  publisher="University of Groningen",
  address="Groningen, Nederland"
}