TY - GEN
T1 - Transferring vocal expression of F0 contour using singing voice synthesizer
AU - Ikemiya, Yukara
AU - Itoyama, Katsutoshi
AU - Okuno, Hiroshi G.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - A system for transferring vocal expressions separately from singing voices with accompaniment to singing voice synthesizers is described. The expressions appear as fluctuations in the fundamental frequency contour of the singing voice, such as vibrato, glissando, and kobushi. The fundamental frequency contour of the singing voice is estimated using the subharmonic summation in a limited frequency range and aligned temporally to chromatic pitch sequence. Each expression is transcribed and parameterized in accordance with designed rules. Finally, the expressions are transferred to given scores on the singing voice synthesizer. Experiments demonstrated that the proposed system can transfer the vocal expressions while retaining singer's individuality on two singing voice synthesizers: the Vocaloid and the CeVIO.
AB - A system for transferring vocal expressions separately from singing voices with accompaniment to singing voice synthesizers is described. The expressions appear as fluctuations in the fundamental frequency contour of the singing voice, such as vibrato, glissando, and kobushi. The fundamental frequency contour of the singing voice is estimated using the subharmonic summation in a limited frequency range and aligned temporally to chromatic pitch sequence. Each expression is transcribed and parameterized in accordance with designed rules. Finally, the expressions are transferred to given scores on the singing voice synthesizer. Experiments demonstrated that the proposed system can transfer the vocal expressions while retaining singer's individuality on two singing voice synthesizers: the Vocaloid and the CeVIO.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-07467-2_27
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-07467-2_27
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84958521674
SN - 9783319074665
VL - 8482 LNAI
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 250
EP - 259
BT - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - 27th International Conference on Industrial, Engineering and Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems, IEA/AIE 2014
Y2 - 3 June 2014 through 6 June 2014
ER -