Acoustic characteristics of speaker individuality: Control and conversion

Hisao Kuwabara*, Yoshinori Sagisak

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Abstract

This paper introduces some recent studies on voice quality control and conversion technologies. After briefly summarizing some basic scientific findings on the acoustic correlates of speech individuality, we review the latest developments in speech technologies related to voice control and speaker characteristic copying. The main focus is on a survey of non-parametric methods for spectral segmental characteristics mapping between speakers, introducing some different types of spectral mapping methods that have evolved in relation to the speaker adaptation techniques being developed in speech recognition research.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)165-173
Number of pages9
JournalSpeech Communication
Volume16
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1995 Feb
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Speaker characteristics
  • Spectral mapping
  • Speech synthesis
  • Voice conversion
  • Voice quality control

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Communication
  • Language and Linguistics
  • Linguistics and Language
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Computer Science Applications

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