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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Voice Therapy and Surgery => Topic started by: Ani on January 20, 2013, 08:16:51 PM

Title: Voice/Spectrum analyzer for mac?
Post by: Ani on January 20, 2013, 08:16:51 PM
I've wasted a bit of time today trying to get the 'Overtone Analyzer' to run using Wine/WineBottler on my mac.  The app runs, but can't connect to the audio drivers.  Has anybody dealt with this, or have another freeware/demo analyzer that runs on mac?
Title: Re: Voice/Spectrum analyzer for mac?
Post by: mchl58 on January 20, 2013, 09:03:24 PM
I'd also like to know the answer. Tried several programs, but none worked well.
Title: Re: Voice/Spectrum analyzer for mac?
Post by: Ani on January 20, 2013, 09:07:34 PM
I should add, I'm not really interested in run Windows on the mac using bootcamp or parallels, etc.
Title: Re: Voice/Spectrum analyzer for mac?
Post by: holly on January 22, 2013, 06:43:22 AM
Try praat, bit complicated at first but it does the job.
http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/download_mac.html (http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/download_mac.html)
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Post by: PHXGiRL on March 01, 2013, 09:20:06 AM
Any updates for this thread? i'm looking for a software that will tell me my hrtz when i read.
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Post by: KayCeeDee on March 01, 2013, 01:27:30 PM
Thanks Holly for the link to praat! Looks like just what I wanted.
Title: Re: Voice/Spectrum analyzer for mac?
Post by: PHXGiRL on March 02, 2013, 06:21:01 PM
how do you use it?
Title: Re: Voice/Spectrum analyzer for mac?
Post by: Jennygirl on March 02, 2013, 07:11:40 PM
looks like:

• in the praat objects window, select new -> Record mono Sound
• then hit record, then speak, then
• hit Save to List & close
• click on the recording in the objects area
• click view & edit

if your recording is longer than 10s, you will need to zoom in to see the spectral analysis, so click view -> zoom in until it appears

then you can click through and see what your hz are, and where the overtones are happening with your voice (resonance)

this is so cool!!!

Thanks for posting the link :D
Title: Re: Voice/Spectrum analyzer for mac?
Post by: holly on March 03, 2013, 07:33:04 AM
Yup, that's about right.  Glad it worked for you :)

My speech therapist recommended WASP but I don't think they make it for Macs, so this was the closest I could find.
Title: Re: Voice/Spectrum analyzer for mac?
Post by: Jennygirl on March 03, 2013, 12:21:09 PM
Yeah it is really interesting to SEE the difference in resonance as the larynx position changes. Having a great time noting the differences between my old and new voice.

Also just noticed that after almost 2 months of practicing I feel like I am finally getting somewhere. It's about freakin time.. haha. Still pretty hard to use it around people I have known, but I get more confident using the new voice every passing week. This tool will be invaluable!