• Figure 5. The pitch contour of Adnan Syed’s first lines from the first Serial episode, “The Alibi.”, with pitch represented logarithmically on the y-axis scale, volume represented by the waveform at the bottom along the x-axis. When Syed says the word “exist,” we see a vocal crack in the form of a drift upward. Decoded using Gentle and Drift. Image by the author.

A Video Showing Adnan Syed's Vocal Crack through Drift and Gentle

From Narrative Podcasting in an Age of Obsession by Neil Verma

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