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    Assessing a speaker’s voice quality for forensic purposes: Using the example of creaky voice and breathy voice

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    The research project explores ways to improve the assessment of voice quality (VQ) for forensic voice comparisons. Until today, a speaker’s VQ is mainly assessed perceptually. However, the field has developed rapidly over the last two decades, prompting calls to objectify the analysis process by relying on voice acoustics instead. This poses a challenge as forensic audio recordings are degraded in several aspects. The first study focuses on creaky voice (CV), which is particularly multifaceted in production and thus also in acoustics. Therefore, perceptually relevant categories must first be defined and tested before acoustic analysis can be conducted. A new CV classification scheme is conceptualised and tested. It is hypothesised that differences in speaker-specific CV spaces will facilitate speaker discrimination. Using the example of breathy voice (BV), the second and fourth studies analyse the interplay between perception and acoustics. Spontaneous speech samples of BV speakers are compared with those of non-BV speakers under the studio condition and under the mobile phone condition. Under the studio recording condition, three parameters were found to correlate between perception and acoustics, i.e. H1*-H2*, H1*-A1*, CPP. Under the mobile recording condition, however, low frequency harmonics are attenuated and thus not meaningful. Therefore, the spectral tilt parameters of higher frequencies should be analysed instead. The third study explores the suitability of f0 estimators with respect to recording condition, and VQ. Valid f0 estimation is required to obtain valid spectral slope measurements. The is explored using sustained cardinal vowels of one male and one female speaker in modal, breathy, and creaky VQ under two recording conditions (studio, mobile phone). Results allow for an informed decision which f0 estimator to use. The research project sheds light on the needs and possibilities to refine VQ analysis for forensic application

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    Π”Π°Π½ΠΈΠΉ Π½Π°Π²Ρ‡Π°Π»ΡŒΠ½ΠΈΠΉ посібник ΠΌΡ–ΡΡ‚ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ конспСкт Π»Π΅ΠΊΡ†Ρ–ΠΉ Ρ‚Π° Ρ‚Π΅ΠΎΡ€Π΅Ρ‚ΠΈΡ‡Π½Ρ– відомості Π· ΠΎΠ±Ρ€ΠΎΠ±ΠΊΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅Π½Π½Ρ”Π²ΠΈΡ… Ρ‚Π° ΠΌΡƒΠ·ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΈΡ… сигналів ΠΉ Π·Π°Π±Π΅Π·ΠΏΠ΅Ρ‡ΡƒΡ” провСдСння Π»Π΅ΠΊΡ†Ρ–ΠΉΠ½ΠΈΡ… Ρ‚Π° ΠΏΡ€Π°ΠΊΡ‚ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΈΡ… Π·Π°Π½ΡΡ‚ΡŒ ΠΎΡΠ²Ρ–Ρ‚Π½ΡŒΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠΎΠ½Π΅Π½Ρ‚Ρƒ «Основи ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏβ€™ΡŽΡ‚Π΅Ρ€Π½ΠΎΡ— ΠΎΠ±Ρ€ΠΎΠ±ΠΊΠΈ ΠΌΡƒΠ·ΠΈΠΊΠΈ Ρ‚Π° ΠΌΠΎΠ²ΠΈΒ» для Π·Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΡƒΠ²Π°Ρ‡Ρ–Π² освіти рівня ΠΏΡ–Π΄Π³ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠΈ Β«Π±Π°ΠΊΠ°Π»Π°Π²Ρ€Β». Розглянуто питання Π»Ρ–Π½Ρ–ΠΉΠ½ΠΎΡ— Ρ‚Π° Π½Π΅Π»Ρ–Π½Ρ–ΠΉΠ½ΠΎΡ— Ρ†ΠΈΡ„Ρ€ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ— ΠΎΠ±Ρ€ΠΎΠ±ΠΊΠΈ акустичних сигналів, створСння Π°ΡƒΠ΄Ρ–ΠΎΠ΅Ρ„Π΅ΠΊΡ‚Ρ–Π², діагностики вокального Π°ΠΏΠ°Ρ€Π°Ρ‚Ρƒ людини Ρ‚Π° ΠΌΡƒΠ·ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΈΡ… інструмСнтів, маскування мовлСння, кодування ΠΌΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅Π½Π½Ρ”Π²ΠΈΡ… сигналів. Π’Π΅ΠΎΡ€Π΅Ρ‚ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠ°Ρ‚Π΅Ρ€Ρ–Π°Π» Ρ‡Π΅Ρ€Π³ΡƒΡ”Ρ‚ΡŒΡΡ Ρ–Π· ΠΏΡ€Π°ΠΊΡ‚ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π²ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²Π°ΠΌΠΈ, спрямованими Π½Π° засвоєння ΠΌΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ΄Ρ–Π² ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏβ€™ΡŽΡ‚Π΅Ρ€Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ модСлювання Ρ‚Π° розв’язання Ρ–Π½ΠΆΠ΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π½ΠΎ-Ρ‚Π΅Ρ…Π½Ρ–Ρ‡Π½ΠΈΡ… Π·Π°Π΄Π°Ρ‡ Π² сСрСдовищі Matlab. ВСксти ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏβ€™ΡŽΡ‚Π΅Ρ€Π½ΠΈΡ… ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°ΠΌ Ρ‚Π° Π·Ρ€Π°Π·ΠΊΠΈ ΠΌΡƒΠ·ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΈΡ… Ρ‚Π° ΠΌΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅Π½Π½Ρ”Π²ΠΈΡ… сигналів Ρ€ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΡ–Ρ‰Π΅Π½ΠΎ Π² Π¦Π΅Π½Ρ‚Ρ€Ρ– Ρ–Π½Ρ„ΠΎΡ€ΠΌΠ°Ρ†Ρ–ΠΉΠ½ΠΈΡ… Ρ‚Π΅Ρ…Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³Ρ–ΠΉ Π² освіті ΠšΠŸΠ† Ρ–ΠΌ. Ігоря Π‘Ρ–ΠΊΠΎΡ€ΡΡŒΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, Π° Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΎΠΆ Π² Π“ΡƒΠ³Π»-класі ΠΎΡΠ²Ρ–Ρ‚Π½ΡŒΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠΎΠ½Π΅Π½Ρ‚Ρƒ «Основи ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏβ€™ΡŽΡ‚Π΅Ρ€Π½ΠΎΡ— ΠΎΠ±Ρ€ΠΎΠ±ΠΊΠΈ ΠΌΡƒΠ·ΠΈΠΊΠΈ Ρ‚Π° ΠΌΠΎΠ²ΠΈΒ». ΠΠ°Π²Ρ‡Π°Π»ΡŒΠ½ΠΈΠΉ посібник Π±ΡƒΠ΄Π΅ Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΎΠΆ корисним студСнтам акустичних Ρ‚Π° Ρ‚Π΅Π»Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡƒΠ½Ρ–ΠΊΠ°Ρ†Ρ–ΠΉΠ½ΠΈΡ… ΡΠΏΠ΅Ρ†Ρ–Π°Π»ΡŒΠ½ΠΎΡΡ‚Π΅ΠΉ Ρ‚Π΅Ρ…Π½Ρ–Ρ‡Π½ΠΈΡ… Π½Π°Π²Ρ‡Π°Π»ΡŒΠ½ΠΈΡ… Π·Π°ΠΊΠ»Π°Π΄Ρ–Π², Ρ‰ΠΎ Π½Π°Π²Ρ‡Π°ΡŽΡ‚ΡŒΡΡ Π·Π° ΡΠΏΠ΅Ρ†Ρ–Π°Π»ΡŒΠ½Ρ–ΡΡ‚ΡŽ Β«Π•Π»Π΅ΠΊΡ‚Ρ€ΠΎΠ½Ρ–ΠΊΠ°Β», Π° Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΎΠΆ фахівцям Π² Π³Π°Π»ΡƒΠ·Ρ– акустичної СкспСртизи Ρ‚Π° ΠΊΠΎΡ€Π΅ΠΊΡ†Ρ–Ρ— ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡƒΠ½Ρ–ΠΊΠ°Ρ†Ρ–ΠΉΠ½ΠΈΡ… ΠΊΠ°Π½Π°Π»Ρ–Π².This study guide contains a synopsis of lectures and theoretical information on speech and music signal processing and provides lectures and practical sessions of the educational component "Fundamentals of Computer Music and Speech Processing" for students of the "Bachelor" level of education. The issues of linear and nonlinear digital processing of acoustic signals, creation of audio effects, diagnostics of the human vocal apparatus and musical instruments, masking of speech, coding of speech signals are considered. Theoretical material alternates with practical exercises aimed at mastering computer modeling methods and solving engineering and technical problems in the Matlab environment. Texts of computer programs and samples of music and speech signals are located in the Center for Information Technologies in Education of KPI named after Igor Sikorsky, as well as in the Google class of the educational component "Fundamentals of computer processing of music and speech". The study guide will also be useful for students of acoustic and telecommunication specialties of technical educational institutions, studying in the specialty "Electronics", as well as specialists in the field of acoustic examination and correction of communication channels
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