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Fricatives

  1. Generally low amplitude
  2. Not periodic
  3. Voiced and unvoiced flavors
  4. High frequency predominant, but as low as 1200 Hz
  5. ``Fuzzy'' appearance compared to voiced portions

DEMO of fricatives

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Ed Kaiser
Sat Mar 15 00:01:27 PST 1997