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Momel ( Mo delling mel ody) is an algorithm developed by Daniel Hirst and Robert Espesser at the CNRS Laboratoire Parole et Langage , Aix-en-Provence : for the analysis and synthesis of intonation patterns.

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54-514: The analysis of raw fundamental frequency curves for the study of intonation needs to take into account the fact that speakers are simultaneously producing an intonation pattern and a sequence of syllables made up of segmental phones. The actual raw fundamental frequency curves which can be analysed acoustically are the result of an interaction between these two components and this makes it difficult to compare intonation patterns when they are produced with different segmental material. Compare for example

108-752: A 0 cos ⁡ π y 2 + a 1 cos ⁡ 3 π y 2 + a 2 cos ⁡ 5 π y 2 + ⋯ . {\displaystyle \varphi (y)=a_{0}\cos {\frac {\pi y}{2}}+a_{1}\cos 3{\frac {\pi y}{2}}+a_{2}\cos 5{\frac {\pi y}{2}}+\cdots .} Multiplying both sides by cos ⁡ ( 2 k + 1 ) π y 2 {\displaystyle \cos(2k+1){\frac {\pi y}{2}}} , and then integrating from y = − 1 {\displaystyle y=-1} to y = + 1 {\displaystyle y=+1} yields:

162-521: A k = ∫ − 1 1 φ ( y ) cos ⁡ ( 2 k + 1 ) π y 2 d y . {\displaystyle a_{k}=\int _{-1}^{1}\varphi (y)\cos(2k+1){\frac {\pi y}{2}}\,dy.} This immediately gives any coefficient a k of the trigonometrical series for φ( y ) for any function which has such an expansion. It works because if φ has such an expansion, then (under suitable convergence assumptions)

216-886: A ′ cos ⁡ 3 π y 2 cos ⁡ ( 2 k + 1 ) π y 2 + ⋯ ) d y {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}a_{k}&=\int _{-1}^{1}\varphi (y)\cos(2k+1){\frac {\pi y}{2}}\,dy\\&=\int _{-1}^{1}\left(a\cos {\frac {\pi y}{2}}\cos(2k+1){\frac {\pi y}{2}}+a'\cos 3{\frac {\pi y}{2}}\cos(2k+1){\frac {\pi y}{2}}+\cdots \right)\,dy\end{aligned}}} can be carried out term-by-term. But all terms involving cos ⁡ ( 2 j + 1 ) π y 2 cos ⁡ ( 2 k + 1 ) π y 2 {\displaystyle \cos(2j+1){\frac {\pi y}{2}}\cos(2k+1){\frac {\pi y}{2}}} for j ≠ k vanish when integrated from −1 to 1, leaving only

270-580: A Fourier series is a valid representation of any periodic function (that satisfies the Dirichlet conditions ) is overviewed in § Fourier theorem proving convergence of Fourier series . In engineering applications, the Fourier series is generally assumed to converge except at jump discontinuities since the functions encountered in engineering are better-behaved than functions encountered in other disciplines. In particular, if s {\displaystyle s}

324-628: A continuous frequency domain. When variable x {\displaystyle x} has units of seconds, f {\displaystyle f} has units of hertz . The "teeth" of the comb are spaced at multiples (i.e. harmonics ) of 1 P {\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{P}}} , which is called the fundamental frequency . s ∞ ( x ) {\displaystyle s_{\infty }(x)} can be recovered from this representation by an inverse Fourier transform : The constructed function S ( f ) {\displaystyle S(f)}

378-455: A fundamental is also considered a harmonic is because it is 1 times itself. The fundamental is the frequency at which the entire wave vibrates. Overtones are other sinusoidal components present at frequencies above the fundamental. All of the frequency components that make up the total waveform, including the fundamental and the overtones, are called partials. Together they form the harmonic series. Overtones which are perfect integer multiples of

432-415: A given function or signal is called analysis , while forming the associated trigonometric series (or its various approximations) is called synthesis . A Fourier series has several different, but equivalent, forms, shown here as partial sums. But in theory N → ∞ . {\displaystyle N\rightarrow \infty .} The subscripted symbols, called coefficients , and

486-404: A spring, fixed at one end and having a mass attached to the other; this would be a single degree of freedom (SDoF) oscillator. Once set into motion, it will oscillate at its natural frequency. For a single degree of freedom oscillator, a system in which the motion can be described by a single coordinate, the natural frequency depends on two system properties: mass and stiffness; (providing the system

540-545: A superposition (or linear combination ) of simple sine and cosine waves, and to write the solution as a superposition of the corresponding eigensolutions . This superposition or linear combination is called the Fourier series. From a modern point of view, Fourier's results are somewhat informal, due to the lack of a precise notion of function and integral in the early nineteenth century. Later, Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet and Bernhard Riemann expressed Fourier's results with greater precision and formality. Although

594-399: Is a partial differential equation . Prior to Fourier's work, no solution to the heat equation was known in the general case, although particular solutions were known if the heat source behaved in a simple way, in particular, if the heat source was a sine or cosine wave. These simple solutions are now sometimes called eigensolutions . Fourier's idea was to model a complicated heat source as

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648-736: Is a complex-valued function. This follows by expressing Re ⁡ ( s N ( x ) ) {\displaystyle \operatorname {Re} (s_{N}(x))} and Im ⁡ ( s N ( x ) ) {\displaystyle \operatorname {Im} (s_{N}(x))} as separate real-valued Fourier series, and s N ( x ) = Re ⁡ ( s N ( x ) ) + i   Im ⁡ ( s N ( x ) ) . {\displaystyle s_{N}(x)=\operatorname {Re} (s_{N}(x))+i\ \operatorname {Im} (s_{N}(x)).} The notation C n {\displaystyle C_{n}}

702-417: Is a continuously differentiable function), the series s ∞ ( x ) {\displaystyle s_{\infty }(x)} converges uniformly to s ( x ) {\displaystyle s(x)} . However, other notions of convergence besides pointwise (or uniform) convergence are often more convenient in the theory. The process of determining the Fourier coefficients of

756-546: Is also part of Fourier analysis , but is defined for functions on R n {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{n}} . Since Fourier's time, many different approaches to defining and understanding the concept of Fourier series have been discovered, all of which are consistent with one another, but each of which emphasizes different aspects of the topic. Some of the more powerful and elegant approaches are based on mathematical ideas and tools that were not available in Fourier's time. Fourier originally defined

810-456: Is an expansion of a periodic function into a sum of trigonometric functions . The Fourier series is an example of a trigonometric series , but not all trigonometric series are Fourier series. By expressing a function as a sum of sines and cosines, many problems involving the function become easier to analyze because trigonometric functions are well understood. For example, Fourier series were first used by Joseph Fourier to find solutions to

864-506: Is continuous and the derivative of s ( x ) {\displaystyle s(x)} (which may not exist everywhere) is square integrable, then the Fourier series of s {\displaystyle s} converges absolutely and uniformly to s ( x ) {\displaystyle s(x)} . If a function is square-integrable on the interval [ x 0 , x 0 + P ] {\displaystyle [x_{0},x_{0}+P]} , then

918-544: Is defined as a trigonometric series of the form s ∞ ( x ) = ∑ n = − ∞ ∞ C n e i 2 π n P x {\displaystyle s_{\infty }(x)=\sum _{n=-\infty }^{\infty }C_{n}e^{i2\pi {\tfrac {n}{P}}x}} such that the Fourier coefficients C n {\displaystyle C_{n}} are complex numbers defined by

972-476: Is differentiable, and therefore : When x = π {\displaystyle x=\pi } , the Fourier series converges to 0, which is the half-sum of the left- and right-limit of s at x = π {\displaystyle x=\pi } . This is a particular instance of the Dirichlet theorem for Fourier series. This example leads to a solution of the Basel problem . A proof that

1026-444: Is in s − 1 {\displaystyle s^{-1}} , also known as Hertz . For a pipe of length L {\displaystyle L} with one end closed and the other end open the wavelength of the fundamental harmonic is 4 L {\displaystyle 4L} , as indicated by the first two animations. Hence, Therefore, using the relation where v {\displaystyle v}

1080-497: Is inadequate for discussing the Fourier coefficients of several different functions. Therefore, it is customarily replaced by a modified form of the function ( s , {\displaystyle s,} in this case), such as s ^ ( n ) {\displaystyle {\widehat {s}}(n)} or S [ n ] {\displaystyle S[n]} , and functional notation often replaces subscripting : In engineering, particularly when

1134-1930: Is particularly useful for its insight into the rationale for the series coefficients. The exponential form is most easily generalized for complex-valued functions. (see § Complex-valued functions ) The equivalence of these forms requires certain relationships among the coefficients. For instance, the trigonometric identity : cos ⁡ ( 2 π n P x − φ n )   ≡   cos ⁡ ( φ n ) ⋅ cos ⁡ ( 2 π n P x ) + sin ⁡ ( φ n ) ⋅ sin ⁡ ( 2 π n P x ) {\displaystyle \cos \left(2\pi {\tfrac {n}{P}}x-\varphi _{n}\right)\ \equiv \ \cos(\varphi _{n})\cdot \cos \left(2\pi {\tfrac {n}{P}}x\right)+\sin(\varphi _{n})\cdot \sin \left(2\pi {\tfrac {n}{P}}x\right)} means that : A n = D n cos ⁡ ( φ n ) and B n = D n sin ⁡ ( φ n ) D n = A n 2 + B n 2 and φ n = arctan ⁡ ( B n , A n ) . {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}&A_{n}=D_{n}\cos(\varphi _{n})\quad {\text{and}}\quad B_{n}=D_{n}\sin(\varphi _{n})\\\\&D_{n}={\sqrt {A_{n}^{2}+B_{n}^{2}}}\quad {\text{and}}\quad \varphi _{n}=\arctan(B_{n},A_{n}).\end{aligned}}}     Therefore A n {\displaystyle A_{n}} and B n {\displaystyle B_{n}} are

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1188-405: Is the smallest positive value T {\displaystyle T} for which the following is true: Where x ( t ) {\displaystyle x(t)} is the value of the waveform t {\displaystyle t} . This means that the waveform's values over any interval of length T {\displaystyle T} is all that is required to describe

1242-399: Is the speed of the wave, the fundamental frequency can be found in terms of the speed of the wave and the length of the pipe: If the ends of the same pipe are now both closed or both opened, the wavelength of the fundamental harmonic becomes 2 L {\displaystyle 2L} . By the same method as above, the fundamental frequency is found to be In music, the fundamental is

1296-475: Is therefore commonly referred to as a Fourier transform , even though the Fourier integral of a periodic function is not convergent at the harmonic frequencies. Consider a sawtooth function : In this case, the Fourier coefficients are given by It can be shown that the Fourier series converges to s ( x ) {\displaystyle s(x)} at every point x {\displaystyle x} where s {\displaystyle s}

1350-486: Is undamped). The natural frequency, or fundamental frequency, ω 0 , can be found using the following equation: where: To determine the natural frequency in Hz, the omega value is divided by 2 π . Or: where: While doing a modal analysis , the frequency of the 1st mode is the fundamental frequency. This is also expressed as: where: Fourier series A Fourier series ( / ˈ f ʊr i eɪ , - i ər / )

1404-399: The fundamental (abbreviated as f 0 or f 1 ), is defined as the lowest frequency of a periodic waveform . In music, the fundamental is the musical pitch of a note that is perceived as the lowest partial present. In terms of a superposition of sinusoids , the fundamental frequency is the lowest frequency sinusoidal in the sum of harmonically related frequencies, or

1458-674: The cross-correlation function : which is a matched filter , with template cos ⁡ ( 2 π n P x ) . {\displaystyle \cos(2\pi {\tfrac {n}{P}}x).} An example is shown in Figure 2 . The maximum value is D n , {\displaystyle D_{n},} and its abscissa is φ n . {\displaystyle \varphi _{n}.} These can be determined by an exhaustive search of X ( φ ) . {\displaystyle \mathrm {X} (\varphi ).}   But

1512-402: The heat equation . This application is possible because the derivatives of trigonometric functions fall into simple patterns. Fourier series cannot be used to approximate arbitrary functions, because most functions have infinitely many terms in their Fourier series, and the series do not always converge . Well-behaved functions, for example smooth functions, have Fourier series that converge to

1566-539: The rectangular coordinates of a vector with polar coordinates D n {\displaystyle D_{n}} and φ n . {\displaystyle \varphi _{n}.} The coefficients can be given/assumed, such as a music synthesizer or time samples of a waveform. In the latter case, the exponential form of Fourier series synthesizes a discrete-time Fourier transform where variable x {\displaystyle x} represents frequency instead of time. But typically

1620-399: The Fourier series converges to the function at almost everywhere . It is possible to define Fourier coefficients for more general functions or distributions, in which case point wise convergence often fails, and convergence in norm or weak convergence is usually studied. The Fourier series is named in honor of Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768–1830), who made important contributions to

1674-485: The Fourier series for real -valued functions of real arguments, and used the sine and cosine functions in the decomposition. Many other Fourier-related transforms have since been defined, extending his initial idea to many applications and birthing an area of mathematics called Fourier analysis . The Fourier series of a complex-valued distribution s {\displaystyle s} on an interval [ 0 , P ] {\displaystyle [0,P]}

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1728-450: The algorithm has allowed it to be used as a first step in deriving representations such as those of the Fujisaki model (Mixdorff 1999), ToBI (Maghbouleh 1999, Wightman & al. 2000) or INTSINT (Hirst & Espesser 1993, Hirst et al. 2000). Momel automatic annotation can be performed by SPPAS Fundamental frequency The fundamental frequency , often referred to simply as

1782-646: The coefficients are determined by analysis of a given real-valued function s ( x ) , {\displaystyle s(x),} and x {\displaystyle x} represents time. The analysis takes place in an interval of length P , {\displaystyle P,}   typically   [ − P / 2 , P / 2 ] {\displaystyle [-P/2,P/2]} or [ 0 , P ] {\displaystyle [0,P]} . For each frequency, n P , {\displaystyle {\tfrac {n}{P}},} consider

1836-519: The components of a square wave . Fourier series are closely related to the Fourier transform , a more general tool that can even find the frequency information for functions that are not periodic. Periodic functions can be identified with functions on a circle; for this reason Fourier series are the subject of Fourier analysis on a circle, usually denoted as T {\displaystyle \mathbb {T} } or S 1 {\displaystyle S_{1}} . The Fourier transform

1890-2310: The derivative : requires that φ n = arctan ⁡ ( X ( π / 2 ) , X ( 0 ) ) . {\displaystyle \varphi _{n}=\arctan(X(\pi /2),X(0)).} It follows that : Another applicable identity is Euler's formula : (Note : the ∗ denotes complex conjugation .) Substituting this into Eq.1 and comparison with Eq.3 ultimately reveals : C n ≜ { A 0 , n = 0 D n 2 e − i φ n = 1 2 ( A n − i B n ) , n > 0 C | n | ∗ , n < 0 } {\displaystyle C_{n}\triangleq \left\{{\begin{array}{lll}A_{0},\quad &&n=0\\{\tfrac {D_{n}}{2}}e^{-i\varphi _{n}}&={\tfrac {1}{2}}(A_{n}-iB_{n}),\quad &n>0\\C_{|n|}^{*},\quad &&n<0\end{array}}\right\}}     Conversely : A 0 = C 0 A n = C n + C − n for   n > 0 B n = i ( C n − C − n ) for   n > 0 {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}A_{0}&=C_{0}&\\A_{n}&=C_{n}+C_{-n}\qquad &{\textrm {for}}~n>0\\B_{n}&=i(C_{n}-C_{-n})\qquad &{\textrm {for}}~n>0\end{aligned}}} Substituting Eq.5 into Eq.6 also reveals : C n = 1 P ∫ P s ( x ) e − i 2 π n P x d x ; ∀   n ∈ Z {\displaystyle C_{n}={\frac {1}{P}}\int _{P}s(x)e^{-i2\pi {\tfrac {n}{P}}x}\,dx;\quad \forall \ n\in \mathbb {Z} \,} ( all integers )     Eq.7 and Eq.3 also apply when s ( x ) {\displaystyle s(x)}

1944-589: The fact was established that an arbitrary (at first, continuous and later generalized to any piecewise -smooth ) function can be represented by a trigonometric series. The first announcement of this great discovery was made by Fourier in 1807, before the French Academy . Early ideas of decomposing a periodic function into the sum of simple oscillating functions date back to the 3rd century BC, when ancient astronomers proposed an empiric model of planetary motions, based on deferents and epicycles . The heat equation

1998-492: The frequency of the difference between adjacent frequencies. In some contexts, the fundamental is usually abbreviated as f 0 , indicating the lowest frequency counting from zero . In other contexts, it is more common to abbreviate it as f 1 , the first harmonic . (The second harmonic is then f 2 = 2⋅ f 1 , etc. In this context, the zeroth harmonic would be 0  Hz .) According to Benward's and Saker's Music: In Theory and Practice : Since

2052-427: The fundamental are called harmonics. When an overtone is near to being harmonic, but not exact, it is sometimes called a harmonic partial, although they are often referred to simply as harmonics. Sometimes overtones are created that are not anywhere near a harmonic, and are just called partials or inharmonic overtones. The fundamental frequency is considered the first harmonic and the first partial . The numbering of

2106-401: The fundamental is the lowest frequency and is also perceived as the loudest, the ear identifies it as the specific pitch of the musical tone [ harmonic spectrum ].... The individual partials are not heard separately but are blended together by the ear into a single tone. All sinusoidal and many non-sinusoidal waveforms repeat exactly over time – they are periodic. The period of a waveform

2160-457: The integral a k = ∫ − 1 1 φ ( y ) cos ⁡ ( 2 k + 1 ) π y 2 d y = ∫ − 1 1 ( a cos ⁡ π y 2 cos ⁡ ( 2 k + 1 ) π y 2 +

2214-440: The integrals C n = 1 P ∫ 0 P s ( x )   e − i 2 π n P x d x . {\displaystyle C_{n}={\frac {1}{P}}\int _{0}^{P}s(x)\ e^{-i2\pi {\tfrac {n}{P}}x}\,dx.} The series need not necessarily converge, although in good cases (such as where s {\displaystyle s}

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2268-433: The intonation patterns on the utterances It's for papa and It's for mama . The Momel algorithm attempts to solve this problem by factoring the raw curves into two components: The quadratic spline function used to model the macromelodic component is defined by a sequence of target points, (couples <s, Hz> each pair of which is linked by two monotonic parabolic curves with the spline knot occurring (by default) at

2322-403: The midway point between the two targets. The first derivative of the curve thus defined is zero at each target point and the two parabolas have the same value and same derivative at the spline knot. This in fact defines the most simple mathematical function for which the curves are both continuous and smooth. On the one hand, two utterances "For Mama!" and "For Papa!" could thus be modelled with

2376-419: The musical pitch of a note that is perceived as the lowest partial present. The fundamental may be created by vibration over the full length of a string or air column, or a higher harmonic chosen by the player. The fundamental is one of the harmonics . A harmonic is any member of the harmonic series, an ideal set of frequencies that are positive integer multiples of a common fundamental frequency. The reason

2430-514: The original function. The coefficients of the Fourier series are determined by integrals of the function multiplied by trigonometric functions, described in Common forms of the Fourier series below. The study of the convergence of Fourier series focus on the behaviors of the partial sums , which means studying the behavior of the sum as more and more terms from the series are summed. The figures below illustrate some partial Fourier series results for

2484-600: The original motivation was to solve the heat equation, it later became obvious that the same techniques could be applied to a wide array of mathematical and physical problems, and especially those involving linear differential equations with constant coefficients, for which the eigensolutions are sinusoids . The Fourier series has many such applications in electrical engineering , vibration analysis, acoustics , optics , signal processing , image processing , quantum mechanics , econometrics , shell theory , etc. Joseph Fourier wrote: φ ( y ) =

2538-528: The partials and harmonics is then usually the same; the second partial is the second harmonic, etc. But if there are inharmonic partials, the numbering no longer coincides. Overtones are numbered as they appear above the fundamental. So strictly speaking, the first overtone is the second partial (and usually the second harmonic). As this can result in confusion, only harmonics are usually referred to by their numbers, and overtones and partials are described by their relationships to those harmonics. Consider

2592-441: The period, P , {\displaystyle P,} determine the function s N ( x ) {\displaystyle s_{\scriptstyle N}(x)} as follows : The harmonics are indexed by an integer, n , {\displaystyle n,} which is also the number of cycles the corresponding sinusoids make in interval P {\displaystyle P} . Therefore,

2646-492: The same micromelodic profile but which would be different from those of the first pair. The Momel algorithm derives what its authors refer to as a phonetic representation of an intonation pattern which is neutral with respect to speech production and speech perception since while not explicitly derived from a model of either production or perception it contains sufficient information to allow it to be used as input to models of either process. The relatively theory-neutral nature of

2700-403: The same target points (hence the same macromelodic component) while "For Mama?" and "For Papa?" would also have the same target points but which would probably be different from those of the first pair. On the other hand, the utterances "For Mama!" and "For Mama?" could be modelled with the same micromelodic profile but with different target point, while "For Papa!" and "For Papa?" would also have

2754-433: The sinusoids have : Clearly these series can represent functions that are just a sum of one or more of the harmonic frequencies. The remarkable thing is that, in the limit as N → ∞ {\displaystyle N\to \infty } , a trigonometric series can also represent the intermediate frequencies and/or non-sinusoidal functions because of the infinite number of terms. The amplitude-phase form

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2808-597: The study of trigonometric series , after preliminary investigations by Leonhard Euler , Jean le Rond d'Alembert , and Daniel Bernoulli . Fourier introduced the series for the purpose of solving the heat equation in a metal plate, publishing his initial results in his 1807 Mémoire sur la propagation de la chaleur dans les corps solides ( Treatise on the propagation of heat in solid bodies ), and publishing his Théorie analytique de la chaleur ( Analytical theory of heat ) in 1822. The Mémoire introduced Fourier analysis, specifically Fourier series. Through Fourier's research

2862-446: The variable x {\displaystyle x} represents time, the coefficient sequence is called a frequency domain representation. Square brackets are often used to emphasize that the domain of this function is a discrete set of frequencies. Another commonly used frequency domain representation uses the Fourier series coefficients to modulate a Dirac comb : where f {\displaystyle f} represents

2916-399: The waveform completely (for example, by the associated Fourier series ). Since any multiple of period T {\displaystyle T} also satisfies this definition, the fundamental period is defined as the smallest period over which the function may be described completely. The fundamental frequency is defined as its reciprocal: When the units of time are seconds, the frequency

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