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
fDate :
9/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Speech and Audio Processing, IEEE Transactions on
