Praat Insights

What is Praat?

Praat is a free computer software package, widely used by phoneticians, for speech analysis and synthesis. It is commonly used for acoustic analysis, speech manipulation, and labeling of speech signals. Researchers and students use it for tasks such as measuring formant frequencies, pitch, intensity, and duration of sounds, as well as for manipulating speech sounds for perceptual experiments.

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What other technologies are related to Praat?

Praat Complementary Technologies

R

R is a statistical computing language that can be used to analyze and visualize acoustic data produced by Praat. Many R packages are available for phonetic analysis, making it complementary for researchers who want to further process Praat's output.

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Python

Python is a general-purpose programming language that can be used to automate Praat tasks, analyze Praat outputs, and create scripts for phonetic analysis. Several Python libraries (e.g., Parselmouth) provide interfaces to Praat, making it a useful complement.

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