Essays about: "vowels"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 essays containing the word vowels.

  1. 1. Model-based synthesis of singing

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Xiaofeng Zeng; [2023]
    Keywords : Singing voice synthesis; Source-filter model; Anti-resonances; SuperCollider; Sång röstsyntes; Käll-filtersmodell; Anti-resonanser; SuperCollider;

    Abstract : The legacy KTH Music and Singing Synthesis Equipment (MUSSE) system, developed decades ago, is no longer compatible with contemporary computer systems. Nonetheless, the fundamental synthesis model at its core, known as the source-filter model, continues to be a valuable technology in the research field of voice synthesis. READ MORE

  3. 2. Real-time Sound Analysis to Count Opening Cycles of Automatic Doors

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

    Author : Teodor Renman; Charlie Ringström; [2023]
    Keywords : Sound analysis; signal processing; event detection; MFCC; real-time; automatic door; embedded programming; stm32; microcontroller; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Counting opening cycles on an automatic sliding door is of great interest for a company manufacturing doors, such as ASSA Abloy. These metrics could be used for consumer statistics or for door diagnostics. Counting opening cycles is seemingly trivial when there is access to the door’s internal diagnostics or having adequate sensors. READ MORE

  4. 3. Perception and Production of French Nasal Vowels by German Native Speakers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Oriane Mathilde Martin; [2023]
    Keywords : Perception; Production; Second-language acquisition; Nasal vowels; French; German;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the challenges faced by German native speakers in perceiving and producing French nasal vowels. French has three to four nasal vowels, while German lacks them entirely. The study analyzes German speakers of different proficiency levels using a perception task and production measurements. READ MORE

  5. 4. Relation between vowel hypo-/hyperarticulation and vocal affect in Swedish infant directed speech

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Bente Sand Aronsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Infant-directed speech; vocal affect; vowel hypo- hyperarticulation; language acquisition; Barnriktat tal; röstkänsla; vokalhypo- hyperartikulation; språkinlärning;

    Abstract : Vowel hyperarticulation and hyper affect are two characteristics of infant-directed speech (IDS), reported in several studies. Vowel hyperarticulation has been suggested to be a way in which adults subconsciously facilitate infants’ language acquisition, but it has also been argued to be the acoustic by-product of an affective speaking style. READ MORE

  6. 5. Classifying Hypernasality for Children with a Cleft Palate using a Convolutional Neural Network

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Rebecca Svensson; [2022]
    Keywords : Cleft Lip; Cleft Palate; Speech; CNN; VGGish; Deep Learning; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : In Sweden, about 150-200 children annually are born with some form of cleft lip and/or palate, making it the most common facial malformation in the country. Treatment often involves one or more surgeries and the speech development is followed up by a speech pathologist from the first year of life. READ MORE