Synthesis of a Vocal Sound from the 3,000 year old Mummy, Nesyamun ‘True of Voice’. / Howard, David; Schofield, John; Fletcher, Jo; Baxter, Katherine; Iball, Gareth; Buckley, Stephen.
In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 10, 45000 (2020), 23.01.2020, p. 1-6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Abstract
The sound of a 3,000 year old mummified individual has been accurately reproduced as a vowel-like sound based on measurements of the precise dimensions of his extant vocal tract following Computed Tomography (CT) scanning, enabling the creation of a 3-D printed vocal tract. By using the Vocal Tract Organ, which provides a user-controllable artificial larynx sound source, a vowel sound is synthesised which compares favourably with vowels of modern individuals.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 45000 (2020) |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-6 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Scientific Reports |
| Volume | 10 |
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| Publication status | Published - 23 Jan 2020 |
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