Abstract:

This paper deals with the acoustic analysis of timbral and
rhythmic patterns of the Cicada Orni sound activity, collected
at the Plato Academy archaeological site during the
summer period of 2014, comprising the Tettix soundscape
database.
The main purpose here is to use sound analysis for understanding
the basic patterns of cicada calls and shrilling
sounds, and subsequently use the raw material provided
by the Tettix database in a statistical modeling framework
for creating virtual sounds of cicadas, allowing the control
of synthesis parameters spanning micro, meso and macro
temporal levels.