According to evaluation of tone quality of exhaust sound adapted to human
audition, a characteristic of the tone quality of exhaust sound is
objectively analyzed. There are provided a measuring process (M1) for
sampling exhaust sound to be analyzed, by means of a microphone disposed
in an exhaust system EX and converting the exhaust sound into an electric
signal, an analyzing process (M2) for amplifying a high frequency
component of the electric signal and performing a frequency analysis of
the electric signal at an arbitrary time interval, a detecting process
(M3) for detecting a first formant of the first peak from the low
frequency side and a second formant of the second peak from the low
frequency side, and a displaying process (M4) for displaying a
relationship (brightness and sharpness) between the first formant and
second formant in a predetermined time range.