1. SIL Speech Analyzer: Tutorial Part 2 Dr. Barbara Brindle CD 508 – Voice Disorders Dr. Dudley Bryant PHYS 130 - Acoustics

2. Measurement OR.. overcoming your fear of Instrumental Analysis

3. Instrumental Evaluation: Tasks Sustained Vowel Intoned Vowel Conversation Reading

4. Instrumental Analysis: Data Frequency – range & average Intensity - range & average Duration of signal Musical note conversion [optional] Depicts pitch and rhythm using musical notation Spectral Characteristics No numerical report of jitter, shimmer, or noise to harmonic ratio Visually inspect spectogram & spectrum.

5. Status Bar

6. Status Bar: Left to Right Location of Beginning cursor on x-axis – represents point in time being measured Time interval between beginning and ending cursors Semitones/ deciBels/ % of graph Frequency in Hz/ % of graph

7. Be careful to note which cursor you are manipulating in which graph. The values in the two right hand status boxes will change depending upon the graph being manipulated.

8. Demonstration

9. Clinical Benefits of Instrumental Analysis Supplements perceptual evaluation by quantifying data Measures progress/change Biofeedback

10. Role of Speech Analyzer in Voice Disorders Not magic Not rocket science Simple, but effective, tool Affordable shareware