Praat
Viewing
To view a spectrogram, click on a sound in your objects window and then on ‘View & Edit’ (second button from the top). A new window will open, the spectrogram of your sound file.
- time is marked on the x-axis
- frequency is on the y-axis
- different shades of black and grey indicate intensity
spectrogram of /i/
The darker an area in the spectrogram is the more energy there is in the sound around this frequency and at this given point in time. If the lower part of your screen is largely white you will probably have to zoom in (see below) to see the spectrogram.
You can play (parts of) the sound by either clicking on the bars at the bottom of the window or by clicking anywhere in the spectrogram and hitting tab. The file will then start playing from the position you clicked. Stop the playback with ESC.
video tutorial: viewing spectrograms and playing sounds