Formant Frequencies for Talking Synths
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:09 am
It took a bit of digging but I just tracked down this table on the Sound on Sound website:
So, if you want an aaaaahhhh type sound, start with a harmonically rich sound, then adding 3 parametric EQs, with a narrow Q, and a hefty boost at 660hz, 1700hz and 2400hz should get something close. Either that, or duplicating the sound 3 times and adding a bandpass filter set at the relevant frequency on each might do it.
I did try following the principles in the article when it came out in the printed mag (in 2001) and I think it got some recognisable results. The full article is now online and has some graphs showing extra frequencies and loads more information.
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar01/a ... nthsec.asp
I'm yet to try it for dubstep sounds but it looks like it could be useful, if only to emphasise the frequencies to bring out the formant sounds.
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VOWEL SOUND AS IN... F1 F2 F3
"ee" leap 270 2300 3000
"oo" loop 300 870 2250
"i" lip 400 2000 2550
"e" let 530 1850 2500
"u" lug 640 1200 2400
"a" lap 660 1700 2400I did try following the principles in the article when it came out in the printed mag (in 2001) and I think it got some recognisable results. The full article is now online and has some graphs showing extra frequencies and loads more information.
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar01/a ... nthsec.asp
I'm yet to try it for dubstep sounds but it looks like it could be useful, if only to emphasise the frequencies to bring out the formant sounds.
