Japanese Speech Synthesis. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jeffry H. Shirai.
• Authors: Shirai, Jeffry H
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the Series; Preface; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; CHAPTER 2: Key Technologies for Text-to-Speech; 2.1. Text Analysis; 2.2. Prosody Control; 2.2.1. Fundamental Frequency; F0 Model; Hat pattern model; A functional model (Fujisaki model) [Fujisaki-71]; Syllable based model [Abe-92]; F0 Contour Generation Rules; Early findings; Quantification theory (type one); Tree-based approach; Multiple Split Regression; Database template model [Mochida-93]; 2.2.2. Phoneme Duration; Overview; Statistical Approach; 2.2.3. Speech Power 2.3. Speech Synthesis Units2.3.1. Heuristically Designed Units; Phoneme; CV (Consonant-Vowel) Unit; VCV (Vowel-Consonant-Vowel) Unit; CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) Unit; 2.3.2. Database Oriented Units; COC Method [Nakajima-88]; Non-uniform Unit [Iwahashi-93b]; 2.4. Speech Modification Algorithms; 2.4.1. Overview; 2.4.2. A Speech Modification Algorithm Without Source-filter Separation; CHAPTER 3: Evaluation Method of Text-to-Speech Synthesis; 3.1. Evaluation Experiments; 3.2. A Guideline for TTS Evaluation; CHAPTER 4: Towards Flexible Speech Synthesis-By-Rule; 4.1. Speaking Styles [Abe-96] 4.1.1. Speech Material4.1.2. Spectral Characteristics of Different Speaking Styles; Characteristics of Formant Frequency; Characteristics of Spectral Tilt; 4.1.3. Prosodic Characteristics of Different Speaking Styles; Characteristics of Fundamental Frequency; Characteristics of Segmental Duration; Characteristics of Speech Power; 4.1.4. A Strategy for Changing Speaking Styles in TTS; 4.2. Voice Quality Control; 4.2.1. Voice Conversion Based on Codebook Mapping [Abe-90]; Off-line Procedures; On-line Procedures 4.2.2. Voice Conversion Based on Piecewise Linear Conversion Rules of Formant Frequency [Mizuno-95]Making Formant Frequency Conversion Rules (off-line procedures); Voice Conversion Algorithm (on-line procedures); 4.2.3. Performance Evaluation; References; Index
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 006.5/4; Electrical engineering; Signal processing -- Digital techniques; Electrical engineering; Signal processing -- Digital techniques; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482287370; 1482287374
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