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Why F₀ Exists Only on Voiced Frames

Pitch is undefined during silence and during voiceless sounds, so any pitch measure over connected speech is already a decision about which frames count. This is the hinge between pitch algorithms and the sustained-vowel versus connected-speech comparison, and it explains why a pitch track has holes.

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Why is a single pitch number for a stretch of speech already a measurement decision?

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Fundamental frequency (F0)

This chapter explains the fundamental frequency as the rate of vocal-fold oscillation that gives voiced speech its quasi-periodic structure, and distinguishes it from pitch as the listener's percepti…

Why F0 Exists Only on Voiced Frames

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Fundamental frequency (F0)

Why F₀ Exists Only on Voiced Frames