Acoustics of the Singing Voice

Abstract

This is the third report on the acoustics of the singing voice based on Sonograph measurements carried on at Westminster Choir College and Columbia University. Previous reports discussed certain discontinuities or register changes, and the significance of higher formants in the 2000–4000 cycle region. The present discussion will center around observations on the vibrato pattern. Several types of patterns deviating from the norm as described by Seashore and others are represented in these measurements, including vibratos principally of amplitude, uneven rates and extents, and angular and asymmetrical patterns. The relation of vibrato to rapid scale singing, and its implications for vocal pedagogy are also discussed.

The Research on the Singing Voice Timbre of the Eastern Yugur Traditional Folk Songs

“…According to the additional formant in the vocal spectrum, the concept of singer formant was proposed [1]. Later, Sundberg, an expert in Swedish acoustics, explains the cause of the singing formant in the study of singing formant [2]. Although there are still differences in the distribution range of singer formant, most of them think that the singer's formant male voice is around 2800Hz, and the female is around 3200Hz, which is roughly in the range of 2500Hz-3500Hz [3].…”