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Voice transformation using PSOLA technique
H. Valbret,Eric Moulines,J. P. Tubach +2 more
- Vol. 11, Iss: 2, pp 175-187
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A new system for voice conversion is described that combines a PSOLA (Pitch Synchronous Overlap and Add)-derived synthesizer and a module for spectral transformation, which produces a satisfyingly natural “transformed” voice.Abstract:
In this contribution, a new system for voice conversion is described. The proposed architecture combines a PSOLA (Pitch Synchronous Overlap and Add)-derived synthesizer and a module for spectral transformation. The synthesizer based on the classical source-filter decomposition allows prosodic and spectral transformations to be performed independently. Prosodic modifications are applied on the excitation signal using the TD-PSOLA scheme; converted speech is then synthesized using the transformed spectral parameters. Two different approaches to derive spectral transformations, borrowed from the speech-recognition domain, are compared: Linear Multivariate Regression (LMR) and Dynamic Frequency Warping (DFW). Vector-quantization is carried out as a preliminary stage to render the spectral transformations dependent of the acoustical realization of sounds. A formal listening test shows that the synthesizer produces a satisfyingly natural “transformed” voice. LMR proves yet to allow a slightly better conversion than DFW. Still there is room for improvement in the spectral transformation stage.read more
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