Singing synthesis with an evolved physical model

Author

Cooper, Crispin ; Murphy, Damian ; Howard, David ; Tyrrell, Andy

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron., Univ. of York, Heslington

Volume

14

Issue

4

fYear

2006

fDate

7/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1454

Lastpage

1461

Abstract

A two-dimensional physical model of the human vocal tract is described. Such a system promises increased realism and control in the synthesis of both speech and singing. However, the parameters describing the shape of the vocal tract while in use are not easily obtained, even using medical imaging techniques, so instead a genetic algorithm (GA) is applied to the model to find an appropriate configuration. Realistic sounds are produced by this method. Analysis of these, and the reliability of the technique (convergence properties) is provided

Keywords

genetic algorithms; reliability; speech synthesis; genetic algorithm; human vocal tract; realistic sounds; singing synthesis; speech synthesis; two-dimensional physical model; Control system synthesis; Data analysis; Genetic algorithms; Human voice; Linear predictive coding; Medical control systems; Resonance; Shape; Speech analysis; Speech synthesis; 2-MUSI; digital waveguide mesh; finite difference; genetic algorithms (GAs); optimization methods; singing synthesis; speech synthesis; voice analysis;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Audio, Speech, and Language Processing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1558-7916

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TSA.2005.860844

Filename

1643670