# This is a script that aims to extract the first four formants from the target vowel. # This script only works well for monophthongs with a careful choice of reference formants # values. # Created by Miao Zhang, University at Zurich, 2025 form Extract formant values: comment Basic settings: sentence Directory_name: /Users/miaozhang/Downloads/MFA_tutorial_MZ_2025/hsb_v21/validated sentence Output_name: /Users/miaozhang/Downloads/MFA_tutorial_MZ_2025/hsb_v21/output sentence Log_file _i sentence Interval_label i positive Labeled_tier_number 2 positive Number_of_chunks 3 comment Formant extracing settings: positive Analysis_points_time_step 0.005 positive Formant_ceiling 4000 positive Number_of_formants 4 positive Window_length 0.025 positive Preemphasis_from 50 positive Buffer_window_length 0.04 comment Reference formant values: positive F1_ref 250 positive F2_ref 2000 positive F3_ref 2800 positive F4_ref 3600 positive F5_ref 4660 endform # Create the log file fileappend 'directory_name$''log_file$'.txt File_name'tab$'Intv_id'tab$'Seg'tab$'t'tab$'t_m'tab$'F1'tab$'F2'tab$'F3'tab$'F4'newline$' # Open sound and textgrid files Create Strings as file list: "fileList", output_name$ + "/*.TextGrid" selectObject: "Strings fileList" num_file = Get number of strings # Loop through all sound files for i_file from 1 to num_file selectObject: "Strings fileList" file_name$ = Get string: i_file Read from file: output_name$ + "/" + file_name$ # Save the name of the sound file and the sound file itself to different objects sound_name$ = selected$("TextGrid") tg_file = selected("TextGrid") # Read in textgrid files Read from file: directory_name$ + "/" + sound_name$ + ".TextGrid" sound_file = selected("Sound") # Get total number of intervals on the labeled tier in a textgrid file selectObject: tg_file num_labels = Get number of intervals: labeled_tier_number # Loop through all the intervals for i_label from 1 to num_labels # Make sure the textgrid file is selected before progressing selectObject: tg_file label$ = Get label of interval: labeled_tier_number, i_label if label$ = interval_label$ # Write information in the info window writeInfoLine: "Extracting formants from..." appendInfoLine: " Sound file < 'i_file' of 'num_file'>: < 'sound_name$' >." appendInfoLine: " Interval ['i_label']: <'label$'>." # Get the starting and end time of the target interval label_start = Get starting point: labeled_tier_number, i_label label_end = Get end point: labeled_tier_number, i_label # Get the total duration of the labeled interval dur = label_end - label_start # Formant analysis # Set the starting and end time of the window of sound extraction for further formant analysis fstart = label_start - buffer_window_length fend = label_end + buffer_window_length # Extract the labeled vowel as an individual sound file selectObject: sound_file Extract part: fstart, fend, "rectangular", 1, "no" extracted = selected("Sound") # Calculate the length of each formant extracting chunk chunk_length = dur/number_of_chunks # To Formant (burg) selectObject: extracted To Formant (burg): analysis_points_time_step, number_of_formants, formant_ceiling, window_length, preemphasis_from formant_burg = selected("Formant") num_form = Get minimum number of formants # Get how many formants that should be tracked if num_form = 2 number_tracks = 2 elif num_form = 3 number_tracks = 3 else number_tracks = 4 endif # Track the formants with the reference formant values specified in the form select 'formant_burg' Track: number_tracks, f1_ref, f2_ref, f3_ref, f4_ref, f5_ref, 1, 1, 1 formant_tracked = selected("Formant") for i_chunk from 1 to number_of_chunks appendInfoLine: " chunk ['i_chunk']..." # Get the starting, middle and end time point of the current value extracting chunk chunk_start = buffer_window_length + (i_chunk - 1) * chunk_length chunk_end = buffer_window_length + i_chunk * chunk_length chunk_mid = buffer_window_length + chunk_length/2 + (i_chunk - 1) * chunk_length # Write vowel info to the log file fileappend 'directory_name$''log_file$'.txt 'file_name$''tab$''i_label''tab$''label$''tab$''i_chunk''tab$''chunk_mid:3''tab$' # Make sure the formant object is selected select 'formant_tracked' # F1 f1 = Get mean: 1, chunk_start, chunk_end, "hertz" if f1 = undefined f1 = 0 endif # F2 f2 = Get mean: 2, chunk_start, chunk_end, "hertz" if f2 = undefined f2 = 0 endif # F3 f3 = Get mean: 3, chunk_start, chunk_end, "hertz" if f3 = undefined f3 = 0 endif # F4 f4 = Get mean: 4, chunk_start, chunk_end, "hertz" if f4 = undefined f4 = 0 endif # Write the result to the log file fileappend 'directory_name$''log_file$'.txt 'f1:0''tab$''f2:0''tab$''f3:0''tab$''f4:0''newline$' endfor removeObject: formant_tracked, formant_burg, extracted else #do nothing endif endfor removeObject: sound_file, tg_file endfor select all Remove writeInfo: "All done!"