Convolution Synthesis — User Guide

Praat script.

Author: Shai Cohen Affiliation: Department of Music, Bar-Ilan University, Israel Version: 0.1 (2025) License: MIT License Repo: https://github.com/ShaiCohen-ops/Praat-plugin_AudioTools

Contents:

What this does Quick start Parameters Outputs

What this does

Praat script.

Process Description: This script that demonstrates the power and versatility of Convolution Synthesis. This technique is central to advanced digital audio, as it allows you to completely the of one sound (the Source) by impressing upon it the characteristics of another (the Filter, also known as the Impulse Response).

Quick start

Run script… → Convolution Synthesis.praat.
Set parameters and click OK.
Output object appears (see Outputs).

Parameters (form fields)

Name (GUI)	Type	Default
Duration	positive	0.5
Sampling_frequency	positive	44100
Output_name	word	convolution_result
Play_sound	boolean	1
Save_to_file	boolean	0
Frequency_1	positive	800
Frequency_2	positive	1200
Decay_rate	positive	20
Modulation	positive	2

Outputs

Object name: source
Sample rate: unknown
Normalization: Final peak scaled to 0.9