Acoustic features affecting speaker identification by imitated voice analysis

Mari Tanaka; Hideki Kawahara; Shigeo Morishima

Acoustic features affecting speaker identification by imitated voice analysis

Mari Tanaka^*, Hideki Kawahara, Shigeo Morishima

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School of Advanced Science and Engineering

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Abstract

In this paper, physical correlates of perceived personal identity are investigated using imitated 16 utterances spoken by 11 mimicry speakers and 24 test subjects. Our unique strategy to use non-professional impersonators enabled to prepare test utterances with wide range of perceived similarities. Reasonably high correlations (0.46 and 0.44) in multiple regression analysis were attained by grouping subjects into three groups based on cluster analysis of the subjective test results. Without clustering, the correlation was only 0.17. Cluster analysis also revealed differences in their focusing physical correlates between three groups indicating importance of individual differences both in speakers and listeners.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	20th International Congress on Acoustics 2010, ICA 2010 - Incorporating Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society
Pages	3677-3680
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	20th International Congress on Acoustics 2010, ICA 2010 - Incorporating the 2010 Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society - Sydney, NSW, Australia Duration: 2010 Aug 23 → 2010 Aug 27

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Name	20th International Congress on Acoustics 2010, ICA 2010 - Incorporating Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society
Volume	5

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Other	20th International Congress on Acoustics 2010, ICA 2010 - Incorporating the 2010 Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney, NSW
Period	10/8/23 → 10/8/27

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Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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Tanaka, M., Kawahara, H., & Morishima, S. (2010). Acoustic features affecting speaker identification by imitated voice analysis. In 20th International Congress on Acoustics 2010, ICA 2010 - Incorporating Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society (pp. 3677-3680). (20th International Congress on Acoustics 2010, ICA 2010 - Incorporating Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society; Vol. 5).

Acoustic features affecting speaker identification by imitated voice analysis. / Tanaka, Mari; Kawahara, Hideki; Morishima, Shigeo.

20th International Congress on Acoustics 2010, ICA 2010 - Incorporating Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society. 2010. p. 3677-3680 (20th International Congress on Acoustics 2010, ICA 2010 - Incorporating Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society; Vol. 5).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Tanaka, M, Kawahara, H & Morishima, S 2010, Acoustic features affecting speaker identification by imitated voice analysis. in 20th International Congress on Acoustics 2010, ICA 2010 - Incorporating Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society. 20th International Congress on Acoustics 2010, ICA 2010 - Incorporating Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society, vol. 5, pp. 3677-3680, 20th International Congress on Acoustics 2010, ICA 2010 - Incorporating the 2010 Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 10/8/23.

Tanaka M, Kawahara H, Morishima S. Acoustic features affecting speaker identification by imitated voice analysis. In 20th International Congress on Acoustics 2010, ICA 2010 - Incorporating Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society. 2010. p. 3677-3680. (20th International Congress on Acoustics 2010, ICA 2010 - Incorporating Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society).

Tanaka, Mari ; Kawahara, Hideki ; Morishima, Shigeo. / Acoustic features affecting speaker identification by imitated voice analysis. 20th International Congress on Acoustics 2010, ICA 2010 - Incorporating Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society. 2010. pp. 3677-3680 (20th International Congress on Acoustics 2010, ICA 2010 - Incorporating Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society).

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