Phonetics Lab
General Information
Location: Moore 162
Email: laelabs@hawaii.edu
Hours*: N/A
*All users must follow the correct alarm and security procedures.
What can I do in the Phonetics Lab?
Make sound recordings
Digitize sound & video recordings from various sources to computer
Transcribe recordings
Acoustically analyze sound files
Examine speakers' production strategies-e.g. relative timing of articulators
Borrow fieldwork equipment (microphones, sound & video recorders, transcribers, etc).
*To reserve or renew check-out items, or to cancel your reservation, please use the LAELabs Server. There is a link to this under "Equipment Reservations." However, we recommend that you come to the lab or call the lab first to make sure your items have not already been reserved.
Software
Microsoft Office Pro (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Mac/PCquirer - acoustic recording and analysis
SoundEdit- acoustic analysis (Mac only)
PRAAT - prosodic and acoustic analysis
Psyscope - experiment design and operation (Mac only)
PsyscoPy - experiment design and operation
E-Prime - experiment design and operation (PC only)
FLEx (FieldWorks Language Explore)- language documentation
CLAN - language analysis software & corpora
PitchWorks - prosodic and acoustic analysis
A small reference library
Books and journals may be checked out for one week and manuals may be checked out overnight when a Lab staff is present. If you need to renew books, please send e-mail to lae-ga@lists.hawaii.edu
Please see the Reference List attached at the bottom of the page.
LAE Phonetics Lab GA Schedule
Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Lab may be closed for classes or meetings.
Please check the Lab Reservation and Monitor Hours by clicking the tab called "Lab Reservations and Monitor Schedule."
GAs and student assistants are available for consultation in the lab. Please understand that G.A.s monitoring the LAE Labs are also students taking classes. When there is no overlap between two G.A.s’ shifts and the phonetics lab needs to be reopened after a closure (as in Tuesday), the monitor can be late from classes, meetings, and other duties. Please plan ahead your equipment check-out.
Mahalo!