Praat

Praat is a super handy app for macOS that helps you with all things speech! Whether you want to analyze or create speech, this software has got you covered. You can manipulate recordings, label files, and even generate cool graphics and statistics.

Speech Analysis Made Easy

With Praat, you can dive into various types of analysis like spectral, pitch, formant, and intensity. It also lets you do articulatory synthesis and speech synthesis based on pitch and formant data. Pretty cool, right?

Measuring Your Voice

You can measure stuff like jitter, voice breaks, and shimmer. Plus, it helps you understand the excitation patterns of the basilar membrane in your inner ear! This is great for anyone studying sound or speech.

Listening Experiments

Praat even includes a bunch of listening experiments that help with identification and discrimination tasks. You can check out examples they provide, analyze stimuli, learn different strategies for interpreting results—it's all there!

Advanced Labeling Features

This app makes labeling intervals and time points super easy across multiple tiers. You can adjust pitch and duration contours as well! And if you’re handling large files? No problem—you can work with files up to 2GB in size!

Create Stunning Graphs

If you're into visuals for your projects, Praat lets you produce high-quality graphs using integrated mathematical and phonetic symbols. You can even generate Encapsulated PostScript files for your graphics.

User-Friendly Main Window

The main window of Praat allows you to create or open audio files effortlessly. You can view and edit recordings, play them back, write annotations—all while analyzing spectrum and periodicity.

Recording Options Galore

The new menu has features that let you record mono or stereo files easily. You can create sounds from formulas or use tools like VowelEditor or Shepard tone with just a few clicks!

Edit Sound Waves Like a Pro

You have the option to view and edit sound waveforms via the Praat Picture window. The top toolbar lets you save waveforms as picture files or PDF documents—and much more!

If you're interested in trying out this fantastic software for yourself, check it out here!