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  • The study compares acoustic voice analysis results from two different systems: Doctor Speech (DRS) and Computerized Speech Lab (CSL) using a group of 120 normal adult voices.
  • Significant correlations were found for parameters like fundamental frequency (F(0)), harmonics-to-noise ratio (HNR), and shimmer, while correlations for jitter and variation in F(0) were weaker.
  • Although DRS and CSL provide different absolute measurements, their assessments against normative data are consistent, indicating further research is needed for pathological and child voices.

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In this study, the calculations and results of acoustic voice analysis as calculated by two different analysis systems (Doctor Speech (DRS), Tiger Electronics, Neu-Anspach, Germany, and Computerized Speech Lab (CSL), Kay Elemetrics Corporation, Lincoln Park, NJ) are compared. A group of 120 normal voices was selected for analysis of the objective parameters: fundamental frequency (F(0)), variation of F(0) (F(0)SD), jitter, shimmer, and harmonics-to-noise ratio (HNR). The subject group was a random selection of normal voices of adults. The aim of this comparison was to find determined differences and similarities in data measurements between both systems to make data transfer possible. A significant correlation was found for F(0), HNR, and shimmer relative. The correlation for jitter (relative and absolute) and F(0)SD was weak. DRS and CSL are not comparable in absolute figures, but their judgment against normative data is identical. Further research is necessary to explore the affect on pathological voices or child voices.

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