Understanding vocal acoustics helps musicians approximate synthesized sounds by ear.

Evidence

Finally, the singing voice is considered. It is often the case that budding music technologists are able to make good approximations with their voices to sounds they wish to synthesize electronically or acoustically, and a basic understanding of the acoustics of the human voice can facilitate this. — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1063

Categorization

• QUESTION: Interesting claim worth pursuing: does vocal imitation of a target sound work because the voice and the synthesized sound share underlying resonant/acoustic structure?
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1063
• XREF: connects to: Singing the target sound aids electronic synthesis approximation; Humans can vocalize desired sounds, aiding synthesis design — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1322

Broader Connections

• Singing the target sound aids electronic synthesis approximation #expands (0.85)