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Technology / Why do different voices on the radio not all sound the same?
« on: 27/09/2008 11:02:16 »
ian hutt asked the Naked Scientists:
All voices are individual with the pitch, accent and other nuances presumably the result of the differing shape and size of the voice box. Vocal chords and mouth etc. However when broadcast over the radio or by a similar means of artificial reproduction speakers are the same shape and size etc irrespective of who is speaking.
I would therefore have expected all voices to appear both artificial and similar but clearly this is not the case and indeed the reproduced voice is clearly very identifiable to the individual to whom it belongs> How is this achieved?
Thank you
The joy of the Naked Scientist is that the more questions are answered the more thoughts and additional questions are stimulated
Regards and best wishes
Ian Hutt
What do you think?
All voices are individual with the pitch, accent and other nuances presumably the result of the differing shape and size of the voice box. Vocal chords and mouth etc. However when broadcast over the radio or by a similar means of artificial reproduction speakers are the same shape and size etc irrespective of who is speaking.
I would therefore have expected all voices to appear both artificial and similar but clearly this is not the case and indeed the reproduced voice is clearly very identifiable to the individual to whom it belongs> How is this achieved?
Thank you
The joy of the Naked Scientist is that the more questions are answered the more thoughts and additional questions are stimulated
Regards and best wishes
Ian Hutt
What do you think?