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Praat

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This program allows the user to perform various kinds phonetic studies (e.g., spectral, pitch, or formant analysis; segmenting and labeling of a sound file; speech synthesis; perform listening experiments; perform statistical analyses, etc.).  For more detailed information, please visit the website.

 

 

Version

5.1.21

Developer

Paul Boersma and David Weenink (Phonetic Sciences/University of Amsterdam)

Supported

free
email author
forum or wiki

Supported Operating Systems

Linux, Mac OS, OpenBSD, Windows

Unicode Support

Yes

Suitable tasks

  • LINGUISTICS
  • Record and play back utterances as electronic audio
  • Store and edit an electronic notebook of language data in a form conducive to analysis
  • Analyze stress, intonation and tone
  • Collect, transcribe and translate audiorecordings of natural texts (and other texts/utterances)
  • Publish linguistic data (e.g. phonetic data and interlinear texts)

Interface Language

English

License

Freeware (noncommercial use)

Download Page

Website

User Group

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