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Samples from a database of auditory assessments of Voice Quality (VQ) performed by experienced phoneticians using Vocal Profile Analysis were used. Analyses were made of recordings of spontaneous speech samples from five men (aged 20\u201356, diagnosed with dysphonia), obtained simultaneously by telephone calls and direct recordings. Acoustic analysis was conducted by extracting 20 melodic measurements and VQ descriptors, in an automated manner using a script in the PRAAT software. These measurements were then compared with the results of database analyses using descriptive statistics. The results showed that, despite the differences obtained between the recording channels, acoustic parameters associated with voice quality, such as jitter, shimmer, and harmonic-to-noise, presented consistent correlations with perceptual judgments of non-modal phonation, especially in segments with creak or creaky voice. 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