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  • Acoustic Phonetics
  • Vocal Pedagogy
  • Virtual Reality

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  • Singers adapt vocal production to acoustic environments.
  • Understanding how virtual acoustics impact singing is crucial for developing immersive training tools.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of virtual and real-room acoustics on singers' vocal performance.
  • To analyze vibrato rate, vibrato extent, and quality ratio under various sensory conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Ten classically trained singers performed an aria in three real and three virtual acoustic spaces.
  • Four sensory conditions were tested: real, audio-only, visual-only, and audiovisual virtual reality (VR).
  • Vocal parameters and perceived voice support were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Vibrato extent and rate showed moderate changes in virtual conditions compared to real rooms, but differences were within just noticeable limits.
  • Perceived singing voice supportiveness significantly decreased without auditory feedback.
  • Virtual reality (VR) auralizations showed potential to replicate real acoustic environments.

Conclusions:

  • VR-based auralizations can approximate real acoustic environments for singers' perceived and acoustic outcomes.
  • Auditory feedback is critical for singers' perception of voice support.
  • Further research with larger populations is needed to confirm findings on proprioception and voice support.