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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta name="robots" content="index,follow"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <title>Praat: doing Phonetics by Computer</title> <link rel="icon" href="https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/pictures/praat.png" type="image/png"></head> <style type="text/css">  </style> <body bgcolor="#FFCCCC"> <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="100%"><tr><td bgcolor="#CCCC00"><table border=4 cellpadding=9 width="100%"><tr> <td align=center bgcolor="#000000"><img src=pictures/praat.png width=48 height=48 alt=""></td> <td align=center bgcolor="#000000"> Praat: doing phonetics by computer </td> <td align=center bgcolor="#000000"><img src=pictures/praat.png width=48 height=48 alt=""></td> </table></table> <table border=4 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=3 width="100%"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Download Praat:    * <a href=download_mac.html>Macintosh</a>, <a href=download_win.html>Windows</a>    * <a href=download_linux.html>Linux</a>, <a href=download_raspberrypi.html>Raspberry Pi</a>, <a href=download_chrome.html>Chromebook</a>    * ( <a href=download_freebsd.html>FreeBSD</a>, <a href=download_sgi.html>SGI</a>, <a href=download_solaris.html>Solaris</a>, <a href=download_hpux.html>HPUX</a> )    * <a href="manual/License.html">license</a> and <a href=download_sources.html>source code</a> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Information on Praat:    * Introductory tutorial: choose Intro from Praat鈥檚 Help menus.    * Extensive manuals and tutorials: in Praat鈥檚 Help menus.    * <a href=manualsByOthers.html>Beginner鈥檚 manuals by others</a>.    * Paul Boersma鈥檚 <a href="https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/paul/praat.html">publications</a> on algorithms and tutorials. <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan=2> <table width="100%" border=0> <tr align=center> <td><table><tr><td align=center><a href="/paul/"><img src=pictures/pboersma.jpg alt="" width=95></a><tr><td align=center><a href="/paul/">Paul</a></table></td> <td> The authors:    Paul Boersma and David Weenink    <a href="https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl">Phonetic Sciences</a>, University of Amsterdam visiting: Spuistraat 134 mail: P.O. Box 1642, 1000BP Amsterdam The Netherlands </td> <td><table><tr><td align=center><a href="/david/"><img src=pictures/david.gif alt="" width=95></a><tr><td align=center><a href="/david/">David</a></table></td> </table> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan=2> Questions, problems, solutions:    1. Many problems can be solved by upgrading to <a href="manual/What_s_new_.html">version 6.4.27</a> of Praat.    2. Make sure you have read the <a href="manual/Intro.html">Intro</a> from Praat鈥檚 Help menu.    3. If that does not help, use the Search button in Praat鈥檚 manual window.    4. Or consult the <a href="manual/FAQ__Frequently_Asked_Questions_.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a> directly.    5. There is a user group on the Internet: the <a href="https://groups.io/g/Praat-Users-List">Praat User List</a>.    6. If none of the above helps, you can send email to <a href="mailto:paul.boersma@uva.nl">paul.boersma@uva.nl</a>. </table> <hr><h2>Functionality</h2> The following gives you an idea of the features of the Praat program. The links take you into the web copy of the manual. The same manual is also available from Praat's Help menus, in which case you can do searches. <table border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=3 width="100%" bgcolor="#FFFFCC"><tr><td valign=top rowspan=2> Speech analysis: <ul> <li><a href="manual/Intro_3__Spectral_analysis.html">spectral analysis (spectrograms)</a> <li><a href="manual/Intro_4__Pitch_analysis.html">pitch analysis</a> <li><a href="manual/Intro_5__Formant_analysis.html">formant analysis</a> <li><a href="manual/Intro_6__Intensity_analysis.html">intensity analysis</a> <li><a href="manual/Voice.html">jitter, shimmer, voice breaks</a> <li><a href="manual/Cochleagram.html">cochleagram</a> <li><a href="manual/Excitation.html">excitation pattern</a> </ul> <td valign=top>Speech synthesis: <ul> <li><a href="manual/Source-filter_synthesis.html">from pitch, formant, and intensity</a> <li><a href="manual/Articulatory_synthesis.html">articulatory synthesis</a> <li><a href="manual/KlattGrid.html">Klatt acoustic synthesis</a> </ul> <tr><td valign=top>Listening experiments: <ul> <li><a href="manual/ExperimentMFC.html">identification and discrimination tests</a> </ul> <tr><td valign=top>Labelling and segmentation: <ul> <li><a href="manual/Intro_7__Annotation.html">label intervals and time points on multiple tiers</a> <li><a href="manual/Phonetic_symbols.html">use phonetic alphabet</a> <li><a href="manual/LongSound.html">use sound files up to 2 gigabytes (3 hours)</a> </ul> <td valign=top>Speech manipulation: <ul> <li><a href="manual/Intro_8__Manipulation.html">change pitch and duration contours</a> <li><a href="manual/Filtering.html">filtering</a> </ul> <tr><td valign=top>Learning algorithms: <ul> <li><a href="manual/Feedforward_neural_networks.html">feedforward neural networks</a> <li><a href="manual/OT_learning.html">discrete and stochastic Optimality Theory</a> </ul> <td valign=top>Statistics: <ul> <li><a href="manual/Multidimensional_scaling.html">multidimensional scaling</a> <li><a href="manual/Principal_component_analysis.html">principal component analysis</a> <li><a href="manual/Discriminant_analysis.html">discriminant analysis</a> </ul> <tr><td valign=top>Graphics: <ul> <li><a href="manual/Picture_window.html">high quality for your articles and thesis</a> <li>produce <a href="manual/Save_as_PDF_file___.html">PDF</a>, <a href="manual/Save_as_PNG_file___.html">PNG</a> or <a href="manual/Save_as_EPS_file___.html">EPS</a> files <li><a href="manual/Special_symbols.html">integrated mathematical and phonetic symbols</a> </ul> <td valign=top>Programmability: <ul> <li><a href="manual/Scripting.html">easy programmable scripting language</a> <li><a href="manual/Scripting_6_7__Sending_a_message_to_another_program.html">communicate with other programs</a> <li><a href="https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/sendpraat.html">(the sendpraat source code)</a> <li><a href="manual/ManPages.html">create hypertext manuals with sound I/O</a> </ul> <tr><td valign=top>Portability: <ul> <li><a href="manual/Save_as_binary_file___.html">machine-independent binary files</a> <li><a href="manual/Read_from_file___.html">read and write many sound and other file types</a> </ul> <td valign=top>Configurability: <ul> <li><a href="manual/ButtonEditor.html">grow or shrink menus</a> <li><a href="manual/preferences_file.html">save prefs for fonts, views, sound devices</a> </ul> </table> <hr> This page is <a href="https://www.praat.org">www.praat.org</a>. </body> </html>