Comparing the acoustic expression of emotion in the speaking and the singing voice ?
Acoustic analyses of emotional singing show significant differences between 10 emotions. Loudness, tempo, spectral balance and perturbation differentiate emotions most. Patterns for singing are very similar to those found for actors speech portrayals. Singers tend to rely more than actors on the use of voice perturbation, specifically vibrato.
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