Mark, thanks for SFS.  SFS can be a good analysis tool.  I made the attached 
file of four words, "think,thing,thin,theme".  All dictionaries say that 
"theme" should be the odd word out.  But I predict that "thin" is the odd 
word out.  What would you think?  Look especially at about 1500 Hz.

Perhaps words can be drawn from the sound files of m-w.com so any bias in my 
speech is eliminated.  How about groups like "win,wing,wink,wean"  
"pin,ping,pink,peen"

Tom Zurinskas


>From: Mark Huckvale <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Mark Huckvale <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Announce: Speech Filing System (SFS) Release 4.4
>Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:40:33 +0100
>
>Release 4.4 of SFS is now available at:
>         ftp://ftp.phon.ucl.ac.uk/pub/sfs/win32/sfs-440.exe
>
>Summary of Changes in 4.4:
>+ Updated ESECTION with new graph plotting, copy display to clipboard, 
>formants table
>+ ESWIN now refreshes automatically if displayed file changes; allows 
>accented characters in annotations
>+ New ESYNTH program replaces old HARSYN program for interactive harmonic 
>analysis/synthesis
>+ New VDEGREE program estimates degree of voicing
>+ New VOCSYNTH program performs filterbank synthesis from any filterbank 
>analysis
>+ FILTBANK program now uses only band-pass filters to give compatibility 
>with VOSYNTH.
>+ New FXBUZZ program converts fundamental frequency contour to a buzz.
>
>Also be sure to look at our other educational resources in Phonetics at:
>         http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/educres.htm
>
>Mark Huckvale
>
>Mark Huckvale, Director MSc Programme Speech and Hearing Sciences,
>Phonetics and Linguistics, University College London, Gower Street,
>London WC1E 6BT. Tel. +44 (0) 20 7679 7401. Fax. +44 (0) 20 7383 0752.
>http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/


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