PENGUKURAN SPEKTRUM SUARA MANUSIA LANSIA BERDASARKAN JENIS KELAMIN DAN SUKU MENGGUNAKAN SOFTWARE PRAAT

Abstract: Research on analysis of spectrum of elderly human voice based on gender and ethnic by usingsoftware praat has been carred out. The samples of the spectrum in this research are Batak,Javanese, Malay, Minang, Sunda and Sakai ethnic. The recording of the human voice used amicrophone and laptop (computer) equipped with a software called “praat”. Sample of elderlyhuman (60-70 years) voice was recorded for two men and two women from the above ethnics.In this research, it was used one pieces of said “Joko Widodo adalah presiden Indonesia yang ketujuh”, which said three times by each sample. The results of the research show that voicespectrum of the samples of men and women from the above ethnics have differentcharacteristic. The men and women from Batak and Javanesse ethnic has the highestfundamental frequency for all samples, that is 158 Hz and 221 Hz respectively. The lowestfrequency is 98 Hz and 160 Hz from Minang and Sunda ethnic respectively. In general, thevalue of fundamental frequency for men and women decreases as the age increases, soundproducing organs and conditions sample. The value of formant is affected by the age of thesample. The value of the formant decreases as the age of the samples increases, however, in thisresearch some values of formant increase. This increase was suspected due to the change ofdistance between sample’s mouth to the microphone.
Keyword: praat, elderly, pitch, formant, ethnic
Penulis: Salomo, Natalia, Erwin
Kode Jurnal: jpfisikadd150936

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