Abstract
This work describes research on the maximum sound pressure level achievable by the spoken and sung human voice. Trained actors and singers were measured for peak and averaged SPLs at an on-axis distance of 1 m at three different subjective dynamic levels and also for two different vocal techniques ('back' and 'mask' voices). The 'back' sung voice was found to achieve a consistently lower SPL than the 'mask' voice at a corresponding dynamic level. Some singers were able to achieve high averaged levels with both spoken and sung voice, while others produced much higher levels singing than speaking. A few of the vocalists were able to produce averaged levels above 90 dBA, the highest found in the existing literature.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages | 692-698 |
Number of pages | 7 |
State | Published - 2013 |
Event | 135th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2013 - New York, NY, United States Duration: Oct 17 2013 → Oct 20 2013 |
Other
Other | 135th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2013 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | New York, NY |
Period | 10/17/13 → 10/20/13 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics