Parameter Estimation

Opens the Parameter Estimation window, which allows the user to instruct VoiceSauce to make voice measurements.

Parameter Display

Opens the Parameter Display window, which allows the user to visually examine the measurements for specific wave files.

Output to Text

Opens the Output to Text window, which allows the user to instruct VoiceSauce to output measured data to a text file in a format that can be read by spreadsheet programs.

Output to EMU

Opens the Output to EMU window, which allows the user to instruct VoiceSauce to output measured data to a format that can be loaded into EMU.

Manual Data

Opens the Manual Data Input window, which allows the user to input previously measured data into VoiceSauce alongside a wav file.

Settings

Opens the Settings window, which allows the user to fine tune the many functions of VoiceSauce.

About...

Opens the credits.

Exit

Closes VoiceSauce.

To get started with your analysis, first click on Parameter Estimation. This will open the Parameter Estimation window.

VoiceSauce will analyze all sound files in a folder. Before running an analysis, VoiceSauce needs to be directed towards the target sound files. Under "Input (*.wav) directory:", the user can either directly type the file path, or the user can locate the file path manually by clicking the Browse... button. Using one of these two options, enter the file path containing the sound files to be analyzed. (See elsewhere in this manual for 

VoiceSauce will list all the sound files in the target directory in the top window. To have VoiceSauce conduct the analysis, click Start!  (See elsewhere in this manual for information about other options)

When Start! is clicked, a message box will pop-up indicating the progress of the analysis. This window has two buttons: Stop and Close. When the analysis begins, the Close button will be grayed out. At any time, the analysis can be stopped by clicking the Stop button. Once the analysis is complete, or when it has been stopped, the Close button will become active. Click it to close the window and return to the Parameter Estimation window.

Now that the analysis is complete, go ahead and close the Parameter Estimation window as well.

In the VoiceSauce home screen, click Output to Text. This will open the Output to Text window. This window is divided into two sections: Parameters and Settings and Output Options.

The first step to outputting the measured data is to select which parameters will be written to file. Under Parameters:, click which of the measured parameters to write to text file.

Next, the directory to which the data will be written must be specified. The file path can be written directly in the field to the right of Output .txt directory: or located by clicking on the Browse... button.

To write VoiceSauce measurements to txt file, click the Start! button. This will launch a message box indicating the progress of the write. As in Parameter Estimation, the write can be stopped at any point by clicking the Stop button. When the write is complete, click the Close button to exit the message box. Then close the Output to Text window.

At this point, your data has been measured and written to a file that can be analyzed. Close VoiceSauce by clicking the Exit button in the VoiceSauce home screen.