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@PHDTHESIS{Kob:59935,
      author       = {Kob, Malte},
      othercontributors = {Vorländer, Michael},
      title        = {{P}hysical modeling of the singing voice},
      address      = {Aachen},
      publisher    = {Publikationsserver der RWTH Aachen University},
      reportid     = {RWTH-CONV-121675},
      pages        = {VII, 154 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.},
      year         = {2002},
      note         = {Aachen, Techn. Hochsch., Diss., 2002},
      abstract     = {This thesis deals with the physical modeling of the parts
                      of the voice organ relevant for voice generation plus
                      techniques for the measurement of acoustic voice properties.
                      An introduction to characteristics of the voice signal is
                      followed by a literature survey of existing approaches for
                      the most important functional voice components. Algorithms
                      that seem to be suitable for modeling of the singing voice
                      are adopted and extended. The modeling of the vocal fold
                      movement uses a three-dimensional, symmetric multiple mass
                      model that is capable of simulating different voice
                      registers and voice pathologies that are found in singers.
                      For the wave propagation in the space between glottis and
                      mouth opening, the vocal tract, two algorithms are
                      presented, which have been optimized for different
                      applications. The first model is based on cylinder segments
                      and requires a fixed sampling rate that yields a high
                      resolution in space. The second model allows an arbitrary
                      choice of the sampling rate and makes it possible to reduce
                      the number of parameters for the description of the vocal
                      tract by using conical segments. Since the noise component
                      is required for a natural sounding voice, a model is
                      implemented that simulates vortex shedding and sound
                      generation by turbulences. The dependence of the noise
                      component on the choice of the articulated speech sound is
                      described by analysis of the voice signal in the domains of
                      time and frequency. The resonance characteristics of the
                      vocal tract are evaluated with two measurement approaches: a
                      direct method that determines the transfer function and a
                      mobile, non-invasive set-up for the measurement of the
                      acoustic impedance at the mouth. For comparison of the
                      characteristic radiation of the human voice with an
                      artificial singer, a measurement set-up is described that
                      allows a detailed visualization of the directivity. The
                      final part of this work investigates the interaction of the
                      elements of the model. Some examples for the application of
                      the singing voice model to the simulation of different
                      singing styles and voice pathologies are presented.
                      Different voice registers are modelled with special emphasis
                      on the simulation of overtone singing. The impedance
                      measurements were the basis for the parameter choice of the
                      vocal tract model. As a future application of the model, the
                      investigation of voice pathologies is planned. First
                      attempts to model edema of the vocal folds and singer's
                      nodules are presented and the use of the model as a
                      therapeutic tool for voice therapy is discussed.},
      cin          = {600000},
      ddc          = {620},
      cid          = {$I:(DE-82)600000_20140620$},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
      urn          = {urn:nbn:de:hbz:82-opus-3930},
      url          = {https://publications.rwth-aachen.de/record/59935},
}