The breadth of expression in singing depends on fine control of physiology and acoustics. In
this review, the basic concepts from speech acoustics, including the source-filter model …

This article describes physical modelling techniques that can be used for simulating musical
instruments. The methods are closely related to digital signal processing. They discretize the …

In both the voice and musical wind instruments, a valve (vocal folds, lips, or reed) lies
between an upstream and downstream duct: trachea and vocal tract for the voice; vocal tract …

The acoustic output signal of orators and singers contains information from the voice source
as well as from the articulatory organs. The extraction of formants to achieve information …

This thesis aimed at conducting research on the synthesis and expressive transformations of
the singing voice, towards the development of a high-quality synthesizer that can generate a …

People can achieve rich musical expression through vocal sound {see for example human
beatboxing, which achieves a wide timbral variety through a range of extended techniques …

Khoomei is a unique singing style originating from the republic of Tuva in central Asia.
Singers produce two pitches simultaneously: a booming low-frequency rumble alongside a …

Purpose: In overtone singing a singer produces two pitches simultaneously, a low-pitched,
continuous drone plus a melody played on the higher, flutelike and strongly enhanced …

Guttural singing practices in the Sayan-Altai region of south-central Siberia have been
historically framed as possessing “nomadic” qualities linked with pastoral population groups …

The objective of this study was to investigate the underlying laryngeal mechanisms during
the specific human 4-kHz vocalization. The laryngeal configuration during this vocalization …