Projects per year
Abstract
People who have lost their larynx and thus speech functionality need a substitution voice to regain speech. Three main approaches exist, all of which have severe disadvantages. Previously, we have been working on improving the state-of-the-art for an electronic speaking aid. The current stage of our project has a special focus on a gender appropriate voice for laryngectomised speakers. To better understand the needs of the potential users of a bionic voice we adopted a participatory inquiry that involved interaction with 17 people without a larynx, of which 9 were female. All common substitution voices were used in the test sample. We spent between 1.5 and 6 hours with the individuals per session and had one to four visits. We learned that for all of them a natural voice is important. Most of the laryngectomees reject the use of a speaking aid, because of its bad sound. Women were specifically against the speaking aid. Desired properties of a bionic voice were an assertive voice, a voice matching ones personality. Women want to be recognized as female and have an attractive voice. They suffer from the low fundamental frequency of all substitution voices.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop Models and analysis of vocal emissions for biomedical applications |
Editors | Claudia Manfredi |
Publisher | Firenze University Press |
Pages | 35-38 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-88-6453-607-1 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-88-6453-606-4 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2017 |
Projects
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HumanEVoice - Gender-appropriate human voice using an artificial larynx
Hagmüller, M. & Fuchs, A. K.
1/07/15 → 31/12/18
Project: Research project
Activities
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Diversitätsaspekte einer elektronischen Sprechhilfe
Martin Hagmüller (Speaker)
16 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at workshop, seminar or course › Science to science
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Diversitätsaspekte einer elektronischen Sprechhilfe
Martin Hagmüller (Speaker)
29 Oct 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Science to science
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A bionic speaking aid
Martin Hagmüller (Speaker)
19 Oct 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk at conference or symposium › Science to science