Finding Optimal Pitch

Speech Visualization will determine the client’s optimal pitch. The client should yawn with an audible “ah” sound into the microphone. After they finish recording, Speech Visualization will make an initial guess about the optimal pitch. If you are satisfied with this guess, you can click Next to continue.

The initial guess, however, is not likely to be very accurate. This is because Speech Visualization will use the entire sound for calculating the optimal pitch, including both the breathy and voiced parts of the client’s yawn.

To more accurately determine the optimal pitch, you should highlight the voiced part (or the “ah” part) of the client’s production, while leaving the breathy parts unselected. Speech Visualization will then use your selection to make a more accurate guess about the optimal pitch.

If you are unsatisfied with this sample, you may have the client say “uh-huh”, as if to answer “yes” to a question. Both syllables should be produced at the same pitch. Follow the highlighting and selection process outlined above to determine the optimal pitch.

If automatic saving is not enabled, the speech sample can be saved by clicking on the Save Recording... button. All of the samples for this exercise are saved in the same folder and given a name that starts with the word, followed by the date, and time. You can play the sample by clicking on the Load Recording... button and selecting it from the list.

Click Next when you are ready to continue.