Shape invariant time-scale and pitch modification of speech

Authors:
T.F. Quatieri;R.J. McAulay
Affiliations:
MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA;-
Venue:
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
Year:
1992

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Abstract

The simplified linear model of speech production predicts that when the rate of articulation is changed, the resulting waveform takes on the appearance of the original, except for a change in the time scale. A time-scale modification system that preserves this shape-invariance property during voicing is developed. This is done using a version of the sinusoidal analysis-synthesis system that models and independently modifies the phase contributions of the vocal tract and vocal cord excitation. An important property of the system is its ability to perform time-varying rates of change. Extensions of the method are applied to fixed and time-varying pitch modification of speech. The sine-wave analysis-synthesis system also allows for shape-invariant joint time-scale and pitch modification, and allows for the adjustment of the time scale and pitch according to speech characteristics such as the degree of voicing