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MP3 and World Sounds
Covers the nature of music
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Undergraduate 2
03/11/2009

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Term
Melody
Definition
Succession of relative pitches played in particular order
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Pitch
Definition

 

What is varied in a melody is the fundamental frequency

Allows us to recognize a tune played from different instruments

 

Term
Timbre
Definition

Quality

May change as long as fundamental frequency (pitch) remains constant

Term
Relative
Definition

A melody can be recognized even if we move the entire thing up and down in pitch, as long as the ______ pitches stay the same

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Particular Order
Definition
How we rercognize music by pitches
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Harmony
Definition
Notes played together, such as a chord
Term
Consonance
Definition
A set of notes to be found pleasing
Term

Disonance

Definition
A set of notes to be found displeasing
Term
The Most Consonant Intervals
Definition
When fundamental frequencies are ratios of small numbers
Term
Syntax
Definition
Rules of construction, a structure which has hierarchial patterns of tension (dissonance) and relaxation (consonance)
Term
How does a musical phrase typically end?
Definition
Going down in pitch
Term
Prosody
Definition

Pattern of voice pitch and rhythm in speech

Term
Tone languages
Definition

The meaning of a word can be changed by changes in the pitch contour

There are more of these than non-___ languages

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Motherse
Definition
Large variations in voice pitch and rhythm in which vowels are drawn out to denote social interaction
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Positve Calls- Prosody
Definition
Associated with slow long pitch changes
Term
Negative Calls- Prosody
Definition
Associated with short choppy low pitch bursts
Term
Rhythm
Definition

Perceptual component of music

Can be seen in the waveform as structures that repeat at lower frequencies than 20 Hz

Term
20 Hz
Definition
When we hear repetitions as frequencies
Term
Syllable-Times Languages
Definition

Perceived equal durations of syllables

Spanish, French, and Finnish

Term
Stress-Times Languages
Definition

Perceived equal time spacing between stressed syllables

English, Dutch, German, and Russian

Term
Dysarthria
Definition
Abnormality of speech production
Term
Hypokinetic
Definition

Rapid fire rushed of speech, monotone

Parkinson's disease

Term
Hyperkinetic
Definition

Irregular and unpredictable rhythm

Huntington's chorea

Term
Mixed Flacced-Spastic
Definition

Prolonged vowels, equal-even rhythm

ALS

Term
Ataxic
Definition

Scanning syllable-by-syllable speech

Traumatic brain injury

Term
Musicogenic Epilepsy
Definition
Due to certain songs causing seizures
Term

Guitar Sounds

Definition

are a result of:

The string vibration

The body vibration

The air inside vibration

 

Term
Fundamental frequency of a string vibration
Definition

depends on:

mass

stiffness

length

Term
Front face of a guitar
Definition

Vibrates with the guitar string vibration, therefore moving masses of air

 

Term
Guitar Body
Definition
Has it's own resonances or preferred frequencies, therefore will change the spectrum of the sound of the guitar and the timbre
Term
Timbre
Definition
Quality of sound
Term
Low A
Definition
The air inside a guitar is tuned to a low A
Term

Piano Soundboard

Definition
Has complex resonances that affect the timbre and increase the efficiency of vibration
Term
Electric Guitar
Definition
Transforms vibrations into an electrical signal like a microphone- The Pickup
Term
Speakers
Definition
Takes an electrical signal and translates it into physical vibrations to create sound waves
Term
Amplifier
Definition
Amplifies the electrical signal
Term
Harmonics
Definition

Pitch will change to each

The strings of a guitar will vibrate in different modes, corresponding to these

Term
Leon Theremin
Definition

Created an instrument that used the musicians hands in a magnetic field to create the electrical wave

Term
The Theremin
Definition

Distance of hand from one antenna controls amplitude

Distance of hand from other antenna controls frequency

Term
Clarinet
Definition
Cylinder with one open end and one closed end.
Term
Cones/Cylinders
Definition
Best tube shapes for instruments because they will resonate at the harmonics of our fundamental frequency
Term
Vibration
Definition

Repeating change in pressure

Term
Reed
Definition

Movement will open and close the flow of air which will lead to a vibration that is the source of our sound

Term
Resonance
Definition
Dependent on the length
Term
Clarinet Sound
Definition
Mainly odd harmonics, due to the sylinder shape which gives it its particular sound
Term
Sax
Definition
Works such as the clarinet, yet cone shaped rather than cylinder
Term
Lips Providing Vibration
Definition

1. Air in the mouth at pressure above atmosphere

2. Lips are opened by pressure

3. Air rushes out, lowers pressure in mouth, the high speed air generates suction on the lips

4. Tension and suction between lips pulls them shut

5. Shut lips allows pressure to build up in mouth

Term
Lips
Definition

By changing the tension, the fundamental frequency can be controlled

Term
Didgeridoo
Definition

Wind instrument in Australia.Trunk of a Euclayptus tree, honed out by termites with bees wax in one end

Does't amplify correct harmonics, plays a single note by buzzing lips

Can change the timbre by changing the shape of vocal tract

Term
Didgeridoo
Definition
Music of timbre, mimics animal/natural sounds
Term
Source of Sound
Definition
Lips opening and closing
Term
Filter
Definition
Shape of instrument affects the sound that comes out, or the timbre
Term
Lips Buzzing
Definition

F0- 322 Hz

Amplitude- 59 dB

Term
Glottis
Definition
Space between vocal folds
Term
Respiratory System
Definition
Air source-power
Term
Laryngeal System
Definition
Sound source- vocal cord vibration
Term
Supralaryngeal System
Definition
Sound filter- above the larynx
Term
Respiratory System
Definition

Lungs, muscles, rib cage, diaphragm, and trachea

 

 

Term
Respiration
Definition

Build and release subglottal pressure, serves as air pump in speech production

Controls the amount of air needed for breathing and speaking

Term
Egressive Respiration
Definition
Produced by moving air outward from lungs
Term
Ingressive Respiration
Definition

Produced by an inward flow of air

Deviant production in children and languages other than English

Term
Pulsations
Definition

Periodic puffs of air

Results in voiced sounds-vowels

 

Term
Continous flow of air
Definition
Results in voiiceless sounds, such as whispers
Term
Voiced Source
Definition
Muscles adduct vocal folds, sub-glottal pressure builds, folds are forced apart. Folds come back and forth together due to the stiffness
Term
Abduction and Adduction of vocal folds
Definition
Result in an increase followed by decrease in pressure- 1 cycle of repeating pattern
Term

Vocal Folds

Definition

F0- 100 Hz

Amplitude- 68 dB

Term
Fundamental Frequency
Definition
Equal to the frequency of the vocal fold vibration
Term
Natural Vibration Rate
Definition

Due to the mass of the vocal folds

Men- 100 Hz

Women- 200 Hz

Children- 300 Hz

Term
Fundamental Frequency
Definition
Determines pitch of voice
Term
Harmonics
Definition

Multiples of the fundamental frequency

Amplitude decreases as frequency increases

Term
Voiceless Sounds
Definition
Created by pushing air through tight openings which leads to random changes in pressure- noise
Term
Noise
Definition
Random changes in pressure
Term
Timbre
Definition
Can be changed by using the mouth (vocal tract) as a resonantor tube, whose shape can be changed
Term
Air Space of the Vocal Tract
Definition
Determines the filter characteristics (or transfer function) for speech
Term
Speech
Definition
Created by rapidly creating constrictions, occlusions, or overall shape changes
Term
Velopharyngeal Port
Definition
Opening between the nasal cavaties and the oral-pharyngeal cavities
Term
Closed Velopharyngeal Port
Definition

Leads to an oral sound- such as s or b

Term
Open Velopharyngeal Port 
Definition
Allows air into nasal cavity and results in nasal sounds- such as n or m
Term
Neutral Vocal Tract
Definition
Approximation of the tract as just tube, the neutral shape
Term
17 cm
Definition
length of the tube for an average male
Term

Average Female Tube

Definition
About 15-30% smaller than the males
Term
Resonances for the Tube
Definition
500 Hz, 1500 Hz, and 2500 Hz
Term
Resonances for a tube
Definition
Any complex vibration passed through the tube, harmonics near the resonant frequencies will be enhanced relative to harmonics not near the frequencies
Term
Formant
Definition
Resonances of the vocal tract
Term
Formant Pattern
Definition

The resulting sound of the source passing through the filter

Term
Helium Speech
Definition

Sound travels though more quickly, leads to higher frequency resonances (formants)

Leads to a change in timbre, not pitch

Term
Musical Instruments
Definition
Fixed shapes, changing lengths
Term
Speech Instrument
Definition
Fixed length, changing shapes
Term
Tube-Talker
Definition
Shapes measured from X-Ray of speakers making vowel sounds, the output is computer from a source passing through the filter
Term
Formants
Definition
Determines by the shape of the vocal tract at any point in time, therefore are constantly changing
Term
Vowels
Definition

Voiced source- vocal fold vibration

Shape of tube gives different formant frequencies

Term
Consonants
Definition
May be voiced or unvoiced, there are significant constrictions
Term
F1 and F2
Definition
Primary imporatance for phonetic identity of vowels and transitions into and out of consonants
Term
Phonemes
Definition
The sound code for a particular language, can change the meaning of a word by changing this
Term
Minimal Pairs
Definition
bat and cat show that /b/ and /k/
Term
869 Possible Phonemes
Definition

558 consonants

260 vowels

51 diphthongs

Term

52

Definition
The amount of segment in American English
Term
7000
Definition

 About how many different languages there are in the world

Term
The Source
Definition
Generates fundamental frequency and its harmonics
Term
Formants
Definition
Peaks in the spectral envelope, determine the distribution of the harmonic amplitudes
Term
Spectrogram
Definition

To ovserve the spectrum over some period of time

Frequency x time

Term
Vocal Tract Resonances
Definition
Change the timbre of the source
Term
Speech
Definition

Voiced- 60%

Unvoiced- 25%

Silence- 15%

 

Term

Singing

Definition

Voiced- 90-95%

Unvoiced- 5-10%

Duration is longer and the F0 is much higher

Term
Singing
Definition
Massive temporal expansion of the vowel
Term
Vibrato
Definition

Rapid, periodic, fluctuation in the F0

The fluctuation is also apparent in all the harmonics

Term
Vibrato
Definition
Typical Frequency= 5-7 Hz
Term
How Vibrato is Produced
Definition
Muscle contraction, vocal fold adjustment, then vocal fold tension, fundamental frequency is then adjusted
Term
Singing Formant
Definition
Cluster of upper formant frequencies whose purpose is to enhance the harmonics amplitudes near 3000 Hz
Term
Vowel Identity
Definition
F0-F3 and for frequencies below 3000 Hz
Term
Voice Quality
Definition
F3 and above, for frequencies near 3000 Hz
Term
Singer's Formant
Definition
Due to changes in vocal tract not related to the vowel production
Term
Automatic Speech Recognition Systems (ASR)
Definition
Programs designed to recognize speech and convert it into machine readable input
Term
Formant Synthesis
Definition
Reading the formants from a spectrogram, F0, amplitude, etc.
Term
Rhythm
Definition
Is an aspect of speech prosody
Term
Envelope Modulation Spectrum
Definition
A representation of the slow amplitude modulations in a signal
Term
Envelope Modulation Spectrum
Definition
Used to quantify effects of room acoustics on speech
Term
Envelope Modulation Spectrum
Definition

Equivalent to the power spectrum of the signal's amplitude envelope which depicts the distribution of energy in the amplitude fluctuations across frequencies

Term
Envelope Modulation spectrum
Definition

The amplitude envelope is extracted, in which allows us to then calculate the power spectrum

This occurs for the entire signal, as well as seven octave bands

Term
Reverberation
Definition
Echoes
Term
Compression
Definition
Increasing tempo
Term
Expansion
Definition
Decreasing tempo
Term
Rhythmic Structure
Definition
This is preserved, but the frequency of occurence changes
Term
4 Hz- 250 ms
Definition
Effects of reberberation on intelligibility of speech is predictable on the basis of energy in this region
Term
250 ms
Definition
Preferred temporal window in the auditory cortex
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