The G. Paul Moore Lecture. Toward standards in acoustic analysis of voice.

A brief summary of the purpose of standardization is presented. This is followed by a few suggestions about methods and procedures in acoustic voice analysis that could benefit from consensus, if not fully developed standards. In particular, better agreement on test utterances, techniques for recording voices, and methods of extracting fundamental frequency is called for. Some new databases and calibration materials are in need of development, with better portability and shareability in mind.