Measured voices · 2026-07-26
Famous voices, measured.
Every voice here went through the same instrument as every free reading on Resonate — the same six scores, on the same scale, with no adjustment for reputation. Each page shows the full acoustic readout, the recording it was measured from, and how to train the voice’s measured strength. The library is small and grows as we measure more.
Comparisons are based on Resonate's acoustic analysis of publicly available speeches. No endorsement or affiliation is implied.
- Barack ObamaThe pause master
58 pauses in a 194-second address
- Rory SutherlandThe reframer
12.3% presence-band energy
- Maya AngelouThe resonator
9.6/10 authority
- David AttenboroughThe storyteller
0 pauses in 61 s of interview
- Morgan FreemanThe narrator
2.9 syl/s syllable rate
- James Earl JonesThe bass
73% chest-register share
- Stephen FryThe wordsmith
5.9 st pitch variability
- Oprah WinfreyThe connector
4.5 st pitch variability
- Donald TrumpThe relentless
12.9 dB voice clarity (HNR)
- Christopher WalkenThe offbeat
18.5% pause ratio
- Anthony HopkinsThe stillness
10 st melodic range
- Alan RickmanThe drawl
6.5 st pitch variability
- Samuel L. JacksonThe delivery
93 Hz average pitch
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerThe builder
4.3 syl/s syllable rate
- Clint EastwoodThe economist
0 pauses in 70 s of interview
- Judi DenchThe commander
9.8/10 authority
- Ian McKellenThe full range
72% chest-register share
- Patrick StewartThe even keel
7.1% presence-band energy
- Nancy CartwrightThe transformer
14.3 dB voice clarity
- Frank OzThe puppeteer
8.6% amplitude steadiness
- Johnny CashThe outlaw
74% chest-register share
- Tom WaitsThe gravel
23.5% pause ratio
- Willie NelsonThe drifter
73% chest-register share
- AdeleThe confider
4.1 syl/s syllable rate
- CherThe storyteller
12.5 dB voice clarity
Historic figures
Sourced from government, archival, and other public-domain recordings rather than a contemporary podcast or interview — kept separate because the sourcing and recording conditions are a different kind of thing entirely.
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