Word synthesis using fuzzy splicing

Author

Ferens, K. ; Kinsner, W.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg, Man., Canada

fYear

1991

fDate

29-30 May 1991

Firstpage

210

Lastpage

215

Abstract

A system for synthesizing words using fuzzy splicing is presented. Digital electronic waveforms of isolated phonemes or extracted subword units are joined together in order to form new words. A model of concatenating waveforms using a fuzzy fuse function for forming a binding segment is introduced. An external board and host computer are interfaced via an RS-232C-compatible serial communications channel. Speech processing software includes real-time disk recording and playing of speech, ADPCM (adaptive differential pulse code modulation) to/from PCM decompression and compression, time-domain plotting, and selection of any portion of a speech waveform for playing, copying, cutting, pasting, extrapolating, and averaging. Results of quality assessment tests of new words formed by concatenating extracted subword units indicate 80% natural quality

Keywords

fuzzy set theory; pulse-code modulation; speech synthesis; ADPCM; PCM decompression; RS-232C-compatible serial communications channel; adaptive differential pulse code modulation; averaging; binding segment; concatenating waveforms; copying; cutting; external board; extracted subword units; extrapolating; fuzzy fuse function; fuzzy splicing; host computer; isolated phonemes; natural quality; pasting; playing; quality assessment tests; real-time disk recording; speech waveform; time-domain plotting; word synthesis; Communication channels; Computer interfaces; Disk recording; Fuses; Fuzzy systems; Pulse compression methods; Pulse modulation; Speech coding; Speech processing; Splicing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

WESCANEX '91 'IEEE Western Canada Conference on Computer, Power and Communications Systems in a Rural Environment'

Conference_Location

Regina, Sask.

Print_ISBN

0-87942-594-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WESCAN.1991.160548

Filename

160548