New features in VTAR: A Matlab-based computer program for vocal tract acoustic modeling
Carol Espy-Wilson, Xinhui Zhou, Mark Tiede, Suzanne Boyce · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2007
VTAR, a Matlab-based computer program for vocal tract acoustic response calculation [Zhou et al., J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 115(5), 2543 (2004)], has been used in both research and teaching. In its latest version, several new features are included, which are speech sound synthesis with source model options, formant sensitivity function calculation, susceptance plots calculation useful particularly for nasalized vowel analysis, and addition of a new set of area function data for liquid sounds extracted from MR (magnetic resonance) images. These new features along with the user-friendly interface significantly enhance the usability of VTAR for both teaching and research purposes. [Work supported by NIH Grant 1 R01 DC05250-01.]