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H Lycke1, A Ivanova, M M Van Hulle
1Research Group ExpORL, Department of Neuroscience, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Aims:
To assess whether individual voice range profile parameters or combinations of these are able to yield a clear cluster separation of male voices.
Methods:
The voice range profiles of 256 male conservatory singing students and professional singers were recorded, parameterized into more compact descriptions ('features'), and subjected to a cluster analysis.
Results:
Based on all parameters the frequency dip of the register transition zone was shown to yield the best cluster separation for three basic male voice types.
Conclusions:
This study demonstrates that parameter combinations of the voice range profile exist that generate a clear separation of voice clusters. This was also the case with female voices as shown in a former study. The clusters may be attributed to the three classic basic male voice types, and in this way our results can provide a fresh angle on the issue of male voice classification.
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