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KMID : 0917520030100020099
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Journal of Speech Sciences
2003 Volume.10 No. 2 p.99 ~ p.109
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Long Term Average Spectrum Characteristics of Head and Chest Register Sounds of Western Operatic Singers - Possibility of a Second Singer’s Formant-
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Jin Sung-Min
Kwon Young-Kyung
Song Yun-Kyung
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare head register with chest register of singers acoustically. Fifteen healthy tenor major students were participated. Fifteen healthy untrained adults were chosen as the control group for this study. Long term average (LTA) power spectrum using the Fast Fourier transform (FFT) algorithm and Linear predictive coding (LPC) filter response were made with /a/ sustained in both head (G4, 392 Hz) and chest registers (C3, 131 Hz). Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney test. In the LTA power spectrum, head register of singers increased in the level of energy gain within the frequency of 2.2-3.4 kHz (p<0.01), and 7.5-8.4 kHz (p<0.01, p<0.05). Chest register of singers increased in the frequency of 2.2-3.1 kHz (p<0.01), 7.8-8.4 kHz (p<0.05) and around 9.6 kHz (p<0.01). The LTA power spectrum revealed a peak of acoustic energy around 2,500 Hz, known as the singer’s formant and another peak of acoustic energy around 8,000 Hz in the singer’s voice.
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KEYWORD
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Voice, Acoustics, Formants
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