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. 2011 Apr;129(4):2263–2268. doi: 10.1121/1.3557033

TABLE I.

Overall levels at 1 m (re 20 μPa) of a sustained vowel /a/ produced by two male singers and two phonation levels. Absolute levels of the 8- and 16-kHz octave bands as well as levels relative to overall stimulus level are also given.

    8-kHz Octave level 16-kHz Octave level
Stimulus Overall level (dB) Abs (dB) Rel (dB) Abs (dB) Rel
Voice 1 loud 80 40.3 –39.7 37.1 –42.9
Voice 2 loud 75 45.1 –29.9 41.3 –33.7
Voice 1 soft 70 30.9 –39.1 27 –43
Voice 2 soft 65 36.2 –28.8 28.4 –36.6