Title :
A modified "PaIntE" model for Italian TTS
Author :
Cosi, Piero ; Avesani, Cinzia ; Tesser, Fabio ; Gretter, Roberto ; Pianesi, Fabio
Abstract :
In this work, a slightly modified version of the original PaIntE model, based on an F0 parametrization with an especially designed approximation function, is considered. The model´s parameters have been automatically optimized using a small set of Italian ToBI labeled sentences. This method drives our ongoing data-based approach to intonation modeling for Italian TTS. The quality of the model has been assessed by numerical measures and preliminary tests show quite promising results.
Keywords :
speech processing; speech synthesis; F0 parametrization; Italian TTS; ToBI labeled sentences; approximation function; intonation modeling; modified PaIntE model; Delay effects; Electronic mail; Labeling; Parametric statistics; Predictive models; Shape; Speech recognition; Speech synthesis; Testing; World Wide Web;
Conference_Titel :
Speech Synthesis, 2002. Proceedings of 2002 IEEE Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7395-2
DOI :
10.1109/WSS.2002.1224389
