Purpose This tutorial addresses fundamental characteristics of microphones (frequency
response, frequency range, dynamic range, and directionality), which are important for …

Exaggeration of the vowel space in infant-directed speech (IDS) is well documented for
English, but not consistently replicated in other languages or for other speech-sound …

Intonation is a vehicle for communication, which sometimes contributes greater meaning
than the semantic content of speech itself. This prosodic element lends the message …

The relationship between prosody and perceived affect involves multiple variables. This
paper explores the interplay of three: voice quality, f0 contour, and the hearer's language …

Vocal emotions, as well as different speaking styles and speaker traits, are characterized by
a complex interplay of multiple prosodic features. Natural sounding speech synthesis with …

Vocal emotions are signaled by specific patterns of prosodic parameters, most notably pitch,
phone duration, intensity, and phonation type. Phonation type was so far the least …

Objective This study examines the acoustic correlates of the vocal expression of emotions in
contemporary commercial music (CCM) and classical styles of singing. This information may …

Objectives This study examines the recognition of emotion in contemporary commercial
music (CCM) and classical styles of singing. This information may be useful in improving the …

The present study focused on voice quality and the perception of the basic emotions from
speech samples in cross-cultural conditions. It was examined whether voice quality, cultural …

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the glottal and filter variables of
emotional expressions vary by emotion and valence expressed. Prolonged emotional …