Datasets:
Changelog – Harmonic Frontier Audio: Non-Lexical Emotional Vocalizations (Preview Pack)
v0.9 – March 2026
- Initial release of the Non-Lexical Emotional Vocalizations Preview Pack
- Includes a curated subset of non-lexical emotional vocalizations, representing laughter, sighs, sobbing, whimpering, guttural aversion gestures, surprise gasps, and relief-associated exhalation transitions
- Recorded in a treated private studio environment using a Rode NT1-A microphone → Zoom F8n Pro signal chain
- Captured at 96 kHz / 32-bit float and exported as 96 kHz / 24-bit mono WAV
- 3–5 ms fade-ins and fade-outs applied for consistency; no normalization, compression, or creative post-processing used
- Non-lexical, non-semantic vocal material focused on acoustic primitives rather than linguistic content
- Metadata sheet, README documentation, and rights declaration included