Physics P105: Basic Physics of Sound Spring 2015 Homework Assignment #8 (Due 11:59 p.m., Monday, March 23) Make sure you show your work online where relevant for full point

Physics P105: Basic Physics of Sound Spring 2015 Homework Assignment #8 (Due 11:59 p.m., Monday, March 23) Make sure you show your work online where relevant for full points. 1. (3 pts) Speech sound is a product of the source (_____ flow), the filter (______ tract), and the radiator (_______ opening). 2. (2 pts) A tone of 6000 Hz is presented at a sound intensity level of 60 dB. If the sound intensity is increased, then the perceived pitch is lower/higher than the original tone. 3. (2 pts) Speech sounds originate in the with vibrations of the vocal . 4. (1 pt) Resonances of the vocal tract, called , are tuned by changing the length and crosssectional area of the vocal tract. 5. (3 pts) The individual units of sound that make up speech are called . They are divided into two groups: (that are voiced) and (that are voiced or unvoiced). 6. (2 pts) To analyze speech, it is desirable to display sound level as a function of and . 7. (2 pts) Such a display for analyzing speech is called a . 8. (1 pt) The first two or three are usually sufficient for the recognition of vowel sounds. 9. (2 pts) How long must a tone be heard to have an identifiable pitch (and not just a “click”)? (a time). The voice spectra for two vowels are shown below. In each spectrum, the vertical lines under the envelope curve represent the strengths of the harmonics of the fundamental pitch of 150 Hz. 10. (4 pts) The formant frequencies for spectrum #1 are: F1 = _______ Hz, F2 = _______ Hz, and F3 = ____ Hz. Using Rossing, Table 15.3, the vowel best representing this picture is (__). Each vertical line is at an increment of 150 Hz. Using this information, you can estimate the formant frequencies. 11. (4 pts) The formant frequencies for spectrum #2 are: F1 = _________ Hz, F2 = _ __ Hz, and F3 = _____ Hz and the vowel best representing this picture is (____). 12. (3 pts) Assume that a “singer’s formant” at 3000 Hz is due to a resonance on part of the larynx above the vocal cords. Using a cylindrical-closed-pipe model for the upper-larynx tube, we estimate the length of this region to be _____ m or ______ cm. 13. (2 pts) If you wanted to record music in a room that has a constant noise of 60 Hz. The best way to remove this (and close by) frequencies is using a filter. 14. (2 pts) The filter function below is an example of a filter. 15. (2 pts) If the time between puffs of air coming through the vocal folds is 10 msec, then the fundamental frequency of any vowel resulting after it passes through the vocal tract is Hz.

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