Praat: doing Phonetics by Computer
* Macintosh, Windows
* Linux, Raspberry Pi, Chromebook
* ( FreeBSD, SGI, Solaris, HPUX )
* license and source code
* Introductory tutorial: choose Intro from Praat’s Help menus.
* Extensive manuals and tutorials: in Praat’s Help menus.
* Beginner’s manuals by others.
* Paul Boersma’s publications on algorithms and tutorials.
The authors: Paul Boersma and David Weenink Phonetic Sciences, University of Amsterdam visiting: Spuistraat 134 mail: P.O. Box 1642, 1000BP Amsterdam The Netherlands |
1. Many problems can be solved by upgrading to version 6.4.27 of Praat.
2. Make sure you have read the Intro from Praat’s Help menu.
3. If that does not help, use the Search button in Praat’s manual window.
4. Or consult the Frequently Asked Questions directly.
5. There is a user group on the Internet: the Praat User List.
6. If none of the above helps, you can send email to paul.boersma@uva.nl.
The following gives you an idea of the features of the Praat program. The links take you into the web copy of the manual. The same manual is also available from Praat's Help menus, in which case you can do searches.