DocumentCode
1420424
Title
An auditory-based distortion measure with application to concatenative speech synthesis
Author
Hansen, John H. L.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Duke Univ., Durham, NC
Volume
6
Issue
5
fYear
1998
fDate
9/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
489
Lastpage
495
Abstract
This study presents a new auditory-based distance measure with application to concatenative speech synthesis. This measure employs the Carney auditory model to produce a feature vector related to auditory perception. For concatenative synthesis, the new measure is employed to assess perceived discontinuities at segment transitions. Evaluations using a restricted data base environment show that the new measure can be effective in improving speech synthesis performance
Keywords
hearing; speech synthesis; Carney auditory model; auditory perception; auditory-based distortion measure; concatenative speech synthesis; concatenative synthesis; feature vector; perceived discontinuities; restricted data base environment; segment transitions; speech synthesis performance; text to speech; Auditory system; Cost function; Distance measurement; Distortion measurement; Power system modeling; Shape measurement; Spectral analysis; Speech processing; Speech synthesis; Time domain analysis;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Speech and Audio Processing, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1063-6676
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/89.709674
Filename
709674
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