FMLOAD

NAME

fmload - load raw formant estimates item from text listing

SYNOPSIS

fmload (-f numformants) (-r rate) (-e) listfile sfsfile

DESCRIPTION

fmload creates a new FM item in the file dbfile from formant specifications listed in the text file listfile. Default input format is that written by fmlist, namely formant records listed in seconds, Hertz and dB. Interspersed annotations (lines not beginning with space or digit) are ignored.

Options and their meanings are:

-I Identify program and version.

-f numformants Select number of formants to load, default is 5.

-e Text input file is in ESPS format, namely list of formant frequencies and bandwidths per line. The default number of formants is set to 4. To get this format in ESPS, run "formant file.wav", then "pplain file.fb >file.lst".

-r rate Frame rate of ESPS text file. Default 100 frames/sec.

OUTPUT ITEMS

12 Edited FM item.

VERSION/AUTHOR

1.3 - Mark Huckvale

SEE ALSO

fmlist
Fri Jul 09 14:54:31 2004