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dakota.potts · July 9, 2013, 10:23 PM

I have to imagine 300 to 3000hz is within the tonal spectrum of two adult males. Unless I'm using my "bass voice" I typically don't get down below 300 or 400 and I'm a baritone.

I suppose you would lose some higher end harmonics as well as some low fundamentals and undertones but could that really affect the recognition of someone's voice?

I'm tempted to experiment now. Take some well known voices, run high and low pass filters at 300 and 3000 hz respectively and see if you can still tell the voices apart

July 9, 2013, 10:23 PM	#185
dakota.potts Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2013 Location: Keystone Heights, Florida Posts: 3,084	I have to imagine 300 to 3000hz is within the tonal spectrum of two adult males. Unless I'm using my "bass voice" I typically don't get down below 300 or 400 and I'm a baritone. I suppose you would lose some higher end harmonics as well as some low fundamentals and undertones but could that really affect the recognition of someone's voice? I'm tempted to experiment now. Take some well known voices, run high and low pass filters at 300 and 3000 hz respectively and see if you can still tell the voices apart