Extract vowels using TextGrids

This function will automatically extract vowels from a larger sound file based on information in TextGrids. It can do this for one file or for an entire folder of files at once. To use this, go to "Fast Track > Tools" in Praat, and then select the option to "Extract vowels with TextGrids. The following menu will pop up.

The folder options are:

• Sound folder: The path to a folder containing wav files.

• TextGrid folder: The path to a folder containing TextGrid files. Only wav files with corresponding TextGrid files will be processed.

• Folder: this is the output folder for all vowel files and CSV files.

All three folders can be the same, or users can use three separate folders for the sake of organization.

The tier options are: