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A new voice quality database was created for research and education. This free, publicly available resource features diverse voice samples rated by experts, ensuring good reliability for various applications.

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Area of Science:

  • Speech and Hearing Sciences
  • Clinical Linguistics
  • Voice Acoustics

Background:

  • Perceptual voice quality assessment is crucial for diagnosing and managing voice disorders.
  • Existing databases may lack diversity or comprehensive perceptual ratings.
  • Standardized, high-quality datasets are needed for training and research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a comprehensive, freely accessible perceptual voice quality database.
  • To provide a standardized resource for voice analysis, education, and research.
  • To capture a wide range of voice qualities across diverse speakers.

Main Methods:

  • Collected 296 high-quality audio recordings of sustained vowels (/a/, /i/) and sentences.
  • Recordings were made in clinical settings from speakers of varied age and sex.
  • Nineteen experienced clinicians rated samples using Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice and GRBAS scales.

Main Results:

  • The database encompasses a broad spectrum of voice quality severities.
  • Samples represent diverse speaker demographics (age and sex).
  • Good inter- and intrarater reliability were established for the dataset.

Conclusions:

  • A valuable perceptual voice quality database has been successfully developed.
  • The database is publicly available via the Mendeley Data online repository.
  • This resource supports educational and research endeavors in voice science.