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Human voice
Human voice: sound produced by airflow through the larynx vibrating the vocal folds, shaped by vocal tract resonators; basis of speech, singing, and nonverbal vocalizations; source-filter model, voice disorders, and vocal biomarkers.
Modal voice
Modal voice, also called the modal register or normal voice, is the vocal register used in everyday speech, produced by vocal folds vibrating as thick, full-mass structures between vocal fry and falsetto.
Puberphonia
Puberphonia, also called mutational falsetto or mutational dysphonia, is a functional voice disorder in which adolescent and adult males continue speaking at a high, prepubescent pitch after puberty.
Vocal fry register
Vocal fry register, also called glottal fry or pulse register, is the lowest mode of human phonation, below about 70 Hz, where speech sounds like a train of separate pulses.
Vocal register
A vocal register is a series of consecutive vocal tones of similar quality produced by a distinct configuration of the vocal folds, such as chest voice or falsetto.
Vocal resonation
Vocal resonation, also called vocal resonance, is the modification and amplification of sound produced by the vocal folds as it passes through the vocal tract.
Voice change
Voice change, also known as voice breaking or vocal mutation, is any alteration in a person's voice pitch, quality, or resonance, caused by growth, hormones, aging, illness, or training.