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Laboratory for Applied Spectrography
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The
laboratory for Applied Spectrography in the Study of Singing was founded
in 1996 by Garyth Nair. At the time, Prof. Nair was interested in investigating
the efficacy of using spectrography — computer-driven sound
analysis technology — as a practical feedback resource in the voice
studio. Utilizing a grant from a generous colleague at the University,
the necessary equipment and software was installed in Prof. Nair's private
studio and work began. Early in the process, Nair teamed up with Richard
Horne (the originator of GRAM, the spectrographic software used in the
research). By 1997, enough evidence had been amassed to present the concept
in a demonstration before members of the Voice Foundation at their annual
symposium in Philadelphia, Pa. As a result of that meeting, Singular Publishing
requested a book on the subject, Voice—Tradition and
Technology. Since that time, the laboratory has acquired an
electrocardiograph (EGG) and new software to measure nasality.
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Our LAS3 icon is a spectrogram of the diphthong
in the word "voice" — the vowels /o/ and /i/.
By happy coincidence the icon also looks similar to the overall structure of the human larynx. To see this similarity, pass your cursor over the icon shown above. |
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