ARES: An environment for speech analysis and labelling

Author

Sario, N. De ; Paoloni, A. ; Saverione, E.

Author_Institution

Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome, Italy

fYear

1989

Firstpage

229

Lastpage

232

Abstract

The ARES (analyze, represent, and elaborate speech) software environment, based on the Tektronix 4125 workstation and VAX 11/750 computer is presented. The sampling procedure makes it possible to store in a RA81 disk up to 6.5 h of speech at a 10 kHz sampling rate. The information related to each utterance is organized in a database. Fundamental characteristics of speech, waveform, power spectrum, pitch, and such other useful parameters as formant frequency and zero crossing rate are computed using an array processor and are displayed with the Tektronix graphic facility. The software organization makes it easy to introduce a new feature pattern, and a special graphic option makes it possible to represent these new data in the old scale

Keywords

speech analysis and processing; 10 kHz; ARES; RA81 disk; Tektronix 4125 workstation; VAX 11/750 computer; array processor; formant frequency; graphic option; labelling; pitch; power spectrum; software environment; speech; speech analysis; waveform; zero crossing rate; Algorithms; Graphics; Hardware; Labeling; Signal analysis; Signal processing; Signal sampling; Speech analysis; Speech processing; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrotechnical Conference, 1989. Proceedings. 'Integrating Research, Industry and Education in Energy and Communication Engineering', MELECON '89., Mediterranean

Conference_Location

Lisbon

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MELCON.1989.50024

Filename

50024