Title :
SAPWindows - towards a versatile modular articulatory synthesizer
Author :
Teixeira, António ; Silva, Luís ; Martinez, Roberto ; Vaz, Francisco
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Electron. e Telecommun., Aveiro Univ., Portugal
Abstract :
A new modular articulatory synthesizer, called SAPWindows, is described. The paper presents generic information regarding the synthesizer structure, currently available models, and a description of the SAPWindows application and its user interface. The implementation of an object-oriented design allows the inclusion of several articulatory models, and the enhancement and creation of new models for improving quality. A comprehensive acoustic model and a new interactive glottal source have already been implemented.
Keywords :
object-oriented methods; speech processing; speech synthesis; user interfaces; SAPWindows; acoustic model; articulatory models; interactive glottal source; modular articulatory synthesizer; object-oriented design; speech synthesis; synthesizer structure; user interface; Costs; Documentation; Linux; Object oriented modeling; Object oriented programming; Production; Protocols; Synthesizers; Telecommunications; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Speech Synthesis, 2002. Proceedings of 2002 IEEE Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7395-2
DOI :
10.1109/WSS.2002.1224366
