MBR-PSOLA: Text-To-Speech synthesis based on an MBE re-synthesis of the segments database
Speech Communication - Speech science and technology: a selection from the papers presented at the Fourth International Conference in Speech Science and Technology (SST-92)
Optimal parameters of a sinusoidal representation of signals
Acta Cybernetica
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Unnaturally sounding speech prevents the listeners from recognizing the message of the signal. In this paper we demonstrate how a precise initial phase approximation can improve the naturalness of artificially generated speech. Using the Harmonic plus Noise Model provided by Stylianou as a framework for a Hungarian speech synthesis, the exact initial phase extension of the system can be easily performed. The proposed method turns out to be more effective in preserving the sound characteristics and quality than the original one.