One group commonly misunderstood by voice technology are individuals who speak African American English, or AAE.
Tag: JASA Express Letters
Lead Vocal Tracks in Popular Music Go Quiet
Scientists carried out an analysis of hundreds of popular song recordings from 1946 to 2020 to determine the lead vocal to accompaniment ratio, or LAR. The study considered the four highest-ranked songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart for each year and the results show that, contrary to expectations, the LAR for popular music decreased over the decades in question. This means that, relative to their bands, lead singers are getting quieter.