Vocal Fold and False Vocal Fold Vibrations in Throat Singing and Synthesis of Khöömei

We observed laryngeal movements in throat singing using physiological methods: the simultaneous recording of singing sounds, EGG, and high-speed digital images. We observed vocal fold and false vocal fold vibration and estimated the vibration patterns. We also estimated the laryngeal voices by using an inverse filtering method and simulated the vibration pattern using a new physical model: 2× 2-mass model. From these observations, we propose a laryngeal voice model for throat singing and synthesis system of throat singing.