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Wolfe J; Smith J, 2023, 'A review of didjeridu (didgeridoo) acoustics', in Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, ASA, pp. 035004 - 035004, presented at 185th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/2.0001868

Almeida A; Li W; Inwood L; Smith JR; Wolfe J, 2019, 'Clarinet tonguing: the mechanism for transient production', in Proceedings of International Symposium of Music Acoustics, Detmold, Germany, Detmold, Germany, presented at International Symposium of Music Acoustics, Detmold, Germany, 13 September 2019 - 19 September 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27985

Jeanneteau M; Hanna NH; Smith JR; Wolfe J, 2019, 'A real-time feedback system for vocal tract tuning', in Proceedings of International Symposium of Music Acoustics, Detmold, Germany., Detmold, Germanu, presented at International Symposium of Music Acoustics, Detmold, Germanu, 13 September 2019 - 16 September 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27989

Jeanneteau M; Hanna N; Almeida A; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2019, 'Open-source software for estimating vocal tract resonances using broadband excitation at the lips', in Calhoun S; Escudero P; Tabain M; Warren P (eds.), International Conference on Phonetic Science, Melbourne, Melbourne, presented at International Conference on Phonetic Science, Melbourne, 04 August 2019 - 10 August 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28093

Boutin H; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2019, 'The acoustics of the trombone: How do players lip up and down?', in Proceedings of the 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2019, Montréal, Québec, presented at ICSV26, Montréal, Québec, 07 July 2019 - 11 July 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27652

Lehoux H; Goios Borges De Almeida A; Hanna N; Wolfe J; Smith J, 2018, 'Estimating pressure and flow at the glottis in a vocal tract-like duct from microphone measurements at the mouth', in Epps J; Wolfe J; Smith JR; Jones C (eds.), Proceedings of the Seventeenth Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, Sydney, Australia, pp. 81 - 84, presented at Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, Sydney, Australia, 04 December 2018 - 07 December 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/ybnv-8146

Rodriguez A; Hanna N; Goios Borges De Almeida A; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2018, 'Estimation of vocal tract and trachea area functions from impedance spectra measured through the lips', in Epps J; Wolfe J; Smith J; Jones C (eds.), Proceedings of the Seventeenth Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, Sydney, Australia, pp. 77 - 80, presented at Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, Sydney, Australia, 04 December 2018 - 07 December 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/asf1-sm30

Almeida A; Li W; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2018, 'Modelling the spectral evolution of transients in wind instruments', in Proceedings of the 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28107

Li W; Almeida A; Smith JOHN; Wolfe JOE, 2016, 'Some secrets of good musicians: the physics controlling articulation and timbre in reed instruments', in Proceedings of ACOUSTICS 2016, Brisbane, pp. 596 - 604, presented at The 2nd Australian Acoustical Societies’ conference, Brisbane, 09 November 2016 - 11 November 2016, https://www.acoustics.asn.au/conference_proceedings/AASNZ2016/papers/p81.pdf

Li W; Almeida A; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2016, 'Controlling the transients and timbre on single reed instruments', in Miyara F (ed.), ISMRA 2016. International Symposium on Musical and Room Acoustics, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, presented at ISMRA 2016. International Symposium on Musical and Room Acoustics, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11 October 2016 - 13 September 2016, http://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/ISMRA2016-86.pdf

Hanna N; Amatoury J; Smith J; Wolfe JA, 2016, 'How long is a vocal tract? Comparison of acoustic impedance spectrometry with magnetic resonance imaging', in Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Acoustical Society of America, Buenos Aires, pp. 060001 - 060001, presented at 22nd International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2016, Buenos Aires, 05 September 2016 - 09 September 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/2.0000400

Wade L; Hanna N; Smith J; wolfe J, 2016, 'Soprano singing, with and without resonances', in Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Acoustical Society of America, Buenos Aires, pp. 035002 - 035002, presented at 22nd International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2016, Buenos Aires, 05 September 2016 - 09 September 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/2.0000354

Wolfe JA; Smith J; Chu D, 2015, 'You can't measure it but you can know it: precisely synthesising acoustic flow', in Kessissoglou N; Doolan C (ed.), Acoustics 2015, Hunter Valley, Australia, Hunter Valley, Australia, presented at Acoustics 2015, Hunter Valley, Australia, 15 November 2015 - 18 November 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25806

Li W-C; Smith J; Wolfe J; Almeida A, 2014, 'Tongue, lip and breath interactions in clarinet playing: a study using a playing machine', in 21st International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2014, ICSV 2014, ICSV, Beijing, pp. 1817 - 1824, presented at International Conference on Sound and Vibration, Beijing, 13 July 2014 - 17 July 2014, http://www.icsv21.org/content/papers/papers/full_paper_321_20140422112347336.pdf

Boutin H; Fletcher NH; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2014, 'Lipping down on the trombone: phases of lip motion and pressures', in Proceedings of the International Symposium on Music Acoustics, ISMA, Le Mans, pp. 119 - 124, presented at International Symposium on Music Acoustics, Le Mans, 07 July 2014 - 12 July 2014, http://www.conforg.fr/isma2014/cdrom/data/articles/000071.pdf

Li W-C; Almeida A; Smith J; Wolfe J, 2014, 'Tongue control and its coordination with blowing pressure in clarinet playing', in Proceedings of the International Symposium on Music Acoustics, Le Mans, 2014, ISMA, Le Mans, pp. 541 - 546, presented at International Symposium on Music Acoustics, Le Mans, 07 July 2014 - 12 July 2014, http://www.conforg.fr/isma2014/cdrom/data/articles/000067.pdf

Smith JR; Wolfe JA; Henrich N; Garnier M, 2013, 'Diverse resonance tuning strategies for women singers', in Bresin R; Askenfelt A (ed.), Proceedings of the Stockholm Music Acoustics Conference 2013, Stockholm, pp. 306 - 310, presented at SMAC Stockholm Music Acoustics Conference, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 30 July 2013 - 03 August 2013, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/SMACsingers.pdf

Boutin H; Fletcher NH; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2013, 'Lip motion, the playing frequency of the trombone and upstream and downstream impedances', in Bresin R; Askenfelt A (ed.), Proceedings of the Stockholm Music Acoustics Conference 2013, Stockholm, pp. 483 - 489, presented at SMAC Stockholm Music Acoustics Conference, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 30 July 2013 - 03 August 2013, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/SMACtrombone.pdf

Wolfe JA; Hatsidimitris G; Smith JR; Tann J, 2013, 'Teaching physics via the web using music acoustics', in Bresin R; Askenfelt A (ed.), Proceedings of the Stockholm Music Acoustics Conference 2013, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, pp. 668 - 672, presented at SMAC Stockholm Music Acoustics Conference, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 30 July 2013 - 03 August 2013, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/SMACteaching.pdf

Chen JM; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2013, 'Timpani-horn interactions at the player's lips', in Bresin R; Askenfelt A (ed.), Proceedings of the Stockholm Music Acoustics Conference 2013, Stockholm, pp. 490 - 494, presented at SMAC Stockholm Music Acoustics Conference, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 30 July 2013 - 03 August 2013, http://www.speech.kth.se/smac-smc-2013/proceedings/SMAC2013_Proceedings_online-version.pdf

Li W; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2013, 'Vocal tract effects on the timbre of the saxophone', in Bresin R; Askenfelt A (ed.), Proceedings of the Stockholm Music Acoustics Conference 2013, Stockholm, pp. 415 - 418, presented at SMAC Stockholm Music Acoustics Conference, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 30 July 2013 - 03 August 2013, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/SMACtimbre.pdf

Chen JM; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2013, 'Do trumpeters tune resonances of their vocal tract?', in Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Acoustical Society of America, USA, pp. POMA 19 - 035065 (2013), presented at 21st International Congress on Acoustics, ICA 2013 - 165th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Montreal, QC, 02 June 2013 - 07 June 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4799956

Hanna NN; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2013, 'Measurements of the aero-acoustic properties of the vocal folds and vocal tract during phonation into controlled acoustic loads', in Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Acoustical Society of America, USA, pp. 060174, presented at 21st International Congress on Acoustics, ICA 2013 - 165th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Montreal, QC, 02 June 2013 - 07 June 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4800029

Hanna N; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2012, 'Low frequency response of the vocal tract: acoustic and mechanical resonances and their losses', in Acoustics 2012 Fremantle: Acoustics, Development and the Environment, The Australian Acoustical Society, Western Australian Division, Perth, WA, pp. 317 - 323, presented at Acoustics 2012 Freemantle, Freemantle, WA, 21 November 2012 - 23 November 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25934

Wolfe JA; Schubert E, 2012, 'Stable, quantised pitch in singing and instrumental music: signals, acoustics and possible origins', in Acoustics 2012 Fremantle: Acoustics, Development and the Environment, The Australian Acoustical Society, Western Australian Division, Perth, WA, presented at Acoustics 2012 Fremantle: Acoustics, Development and the Environment, Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, 21 November 2012 - 23 November 2012, http://www.acoustics.asn.au/conference_proceedings/AAS2012/papers/p65.pdf

Wolfe JA; Hatsidimitris G, 2012, 'Physclips: Multimedia, multi-level learning, and teaching resources', in Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Acoustical Society of America, USA, presented at 164th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America 2012, Kansas City, MO; United States, 22 October 2012 - 26 October 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4772712

Hatsidimitris G; Wolfe JA, 2012, 'On the Practice and Theory of Instructional Animations: A Case Study Approach', in Proceedings of ICERI2012 Conference 19th-21st November 2012, Madrid, Spain, pp. 3777 - 3783

Smith JR; Rey G; Wolfe JA, 2011, 'Correlations among subjective performance qualities and objective acoustical parameters of the didjeridu', in Proceedings of Acoustics 2011, The Australian Acoustical Society, Darlinghurst NSW, presented at Proceedings of Acoustics 2011, Gold Coast, 02 November 2011 - 04 November 2011, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/AAS2011didjeridu.pdf

Smith JR; Henrich N; Garnier M; Wolfe JA, 2011, 'The acoustics of registers and resonances in singing', in Proceedings of Acoustics 2011, The Australian Acoustical Society, Darlinghurst NSW, pp. 1 - 6, presented at Acoustics 2011, Gold Coast, Australia, 02 November 2011 - 04 November 2011, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/AAS2011singing.pdf

Almeida A; Lemare J; Sheahan M; Judge J; Auvray R; Dang KS; John S; Geoffroy J; Katupitiya J; Santus P; Skougarevsky A; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2010, 'Clarinet parameter cartography: automatic mapping of the sound produced as a function of blowing pressure and reed force', in Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2010, Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, pp. 1 - 6, presented at International Symposium on Music Acoustics (Associated Meeting of the International Congress on Acoustics), Sydney and Katoomba, Australia, 25 August 2010 - 31 August 2010, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/clarinetcartography.pdf

Chen JM; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2010, 'How players use their vocal tracts in advanced clarinet and saxophone performance', in Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2010, Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, presented at International Symposium on Music Acoustics (Associated Meeting of the International Congress on Acoustics), Sydney and Katoomba, Australia, 25 August 2010 - 31 August 2010, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/ChenISMA2010.pdf

Almeida A; Devillers M; Chow R; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2010, 'Practice makes less imperfect: the effects of experience and practice on the kinetics and coordination of flutists' fingers', in Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2010, Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, presented at International Symposium on Music Acoustics (Associated Meeting of the International Congress on Acoustics), Sydney and Katoomba, Australia, 25 August 2010 - 31 August 2010, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/fluteISMA2010.pdf

Dell N; James R; Davidson J; Wolfe JA, 2010, 'The effect of hand and mute on the impedance spectra of the horn', in Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2010, Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, presented at International Symposium on Music Acoustics (Associated Meeting of the International Congress on Acoustics), Sydney and Katoomba, Australia, 25 August 2010 - 31 August 2010, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/DellISMA2010.pdf

Wollman I; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2010, 'The low down on the double bass: looking for the effects of torsional modes', in Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2010, Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, presented at International Symposium on Music Acoustics (Associated Meeting of the International Congress on Acoustics), Sydney and Katoomba, Australia, 25 August 2010 - 31 August 2010, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/WollmanISMA2010.pdf

Garnier M; Henrich N; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2010, 'The tuning of vocal resonances and the upper limit to the high soprano range', in Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2010, Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, presented at International Symposium on Music Acoustics (Associated Meeting of the International Congress on Acoustics), Sydney and Katoomba, Australia, 25 August 2010 - 31 August 2010, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/GarnieretalISMA2010.pdf

Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2010, 'Wagner's music is even better than it sounds: resonance tuning produced by matching vowels with pitch', in Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2010, Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, presented at International Symposium on Music Acoustics (Associated Meeting of the International Congress on Acoustics), Sydney and Katoomba, Australia, 25 August 2010 - 31 August 2010, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/WagnerISMA.pdf

Dickens PA; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2010, 'Improved method of measuring reflection or impedance spectra using adapted signal spectra and resonance-free calibrations', in Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2010, Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, presented at International Congress on Acoustics and Australian Acoustical Society Annual Congress, Sydney, 23 August 2010 - 27 August 2010, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/DickensICA2010.pdf

Wolfe JA; Chen JM; Smith JR, 2010, 'The acoustics of wind instruments – and of the musicians who play them', in Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2010, Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, presented at International Congress on Acoustics and Australian Acoustical Society Annual Congress, Sydney, 23 August 2010 - 27 August 2010, http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/reprints/WolfePlenaryICA2010.pdf

Hatsidimitris G; Wolfe J, 2010, 'Stills, Animations and the Scrollbar as Complementary Multimedia Design Tools', in Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, Chesapeake, VA: AACE, Toronto, Canada, pp. 651 - 657, presented at World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, Toronto, Canada, 29 June 2010, http://www.editlib.org/p/34706

Hatsidimitris G; Wolfe JA, 2010, 'Science animations and video clips as teaching elements and in multimedia context: the Physclips example', in Proceedings of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, San Diego, pp. 3574 - 3578, presented at Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, San Diego, http://www.editlib.org/p/33934

Smith J; Wolfe JA, 2009, 'Wagner’s music is even better than it sounds', in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Music Communication Science (ICoMCS2), HCSNet, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, presented at ICOMCS2, Sydney, Australia, 03 December 2009 - 04 December 2009

Hatsidimitris G; Wolfe JA, 2009, 'Intuition, evidence-based guidelines and user-feedback in multimedia teaching: The Physclips project', in Same places, different spaces. Proceedings ascilite Auckland 2009. 26th Annual ascilite International Conference, Auckland, 6-9 December 2009, The University of Auckland, Auckland University of Technology, and Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite), Auckland, NZ, presented at Same places, different spaces. Proceedings ascilite Auckland 200, Auckland, http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/auckland09/procs/hatsidimitris.pdf

Chen JM; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2008, 'How to play the first bar of Rhapsody in Blue', in Acoustics 2008, Australian Acoustical Society, Geelong, Australia, presented at Acoustics 2008: Acoustics and Sustainability, Geelong, Australia, 24 November 2008 - 26 November 2008

Schneider M; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2008, 'Improving the quality of a simple plastic `Didjeridu`', in Acoustics 2008, Australian Acoustical Society, Geelong, Australia, presented at Acoustics 2008: Acoustics and Sustainability, Geelong, Australia, 24 November 2008 - 26 November 2008

Garnier M; Wolfe JA; Henrich N; Smith JR, 2008, 'Interrelationship between vocal effort and vocal tract acoustics: a pilot study', in Interspeech 2012, Curran Associates, Inc, Brisbane Australia, presented at Interspeech 2008, Brisbane Australia, 22 September 2008 - 26 September 2008

Chen JM; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2008, 'How to play the first bar of Rhapsody in Blue', in ACTA Acustica United With Acustica, S Hirzel Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany, pp. online, presented at Acoustics 08 Paris, Paris, France, 29 June 2008 - 04 July 2008, http://www.acoustics.org/press/155th/chen.htm

Smith JR; Henrich N; Wolfe JA, 2007, 'Resonance tuning in singing', in Calvo-Manzano A (ed.), 19th International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid, Spain, presented at 19th International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid, Spain, 02 September 2007 - 07 September 2007

Wolfe JA; Tarnopolsky A; Fletcher NH; Hollenberg L; Lange B; Smith JR, 2007, 'The acoustics of the player-didjeridu system', in Calvo-Manzano A (ed.), 19th International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid, Spain, presented at 19th International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid, Spain, 02 September 2007 - 07 September 2007

Chen JM; Laurin D; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2007, 'Vocal tract interactions in recorder performance', in Calvo-Manzano A (ed.), 19th International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid, Spain, presented at 19th International Congress on Acoustics, Madrid, Spain, 02 September 2007 - 07 September 2007

Schneider M; Smith JR; Wolfe JA, 2007, 'The Didjeriduo: Musical implications of a 3 port branched duct', in ICSV14 2007: 14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Cairns, Qld, presented at ICSV14 2007: 14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Cairns, Qld, 09 July 2007 - 12 July 2007


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