Essays about: "Vocoding"

Found 4 essays containing the word Vocoding.

  1. 1. Diffusion-based Vocoding for Real-Time Text-To-Speech

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Lukas Gardberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Diffusion; Vocoding; Text-to-Speech; Machine Learning; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : The emergence of machine learning based text-to-speech systems have made fully automated customer service voice calls, spoken personal assistants, and the creation of synthetic voices seem well within reach. However, there are still many technical challenges with creating such a system which can generate audio quickly and of high enough quality. READ MORE

  2. 2. Emotional Prosody in Adverse Acoustic Conditions : Investigating effects of emotional prosody and noise-vocoding on speech perception and emotion recognition

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Cecilia Ivarsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Speech perception; Emotional prosody; Emotion recognition; Noise-vocoding; Working memory capacity;

    Abstract : Speech perception is a fundamental function of successful vocal communication, and through prosody, we can communicate different emotions. The ability to recognize emotions is important in social interaction. Emotional prosody facilitates emotion recognition in vocal communication. READ MORE

  3. 3. Effect of phonological and semantic predictability on perceived clarity of degraded speech for non-native listeners

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Kaori Hoshi Larsson; [2022]
    Keywords : speech perception; speech recognition; perceptual clarity; non-native; noise-vocoding; predictability; working memory; verbal fluency;

    Abstract : Many of us have experienced that speech in a non-native language under noise can be challenging. This study examined whether semantic and phonological predictability improves the intelligibility of degraded speech in a non-native language. An online experiment was conducted with 15 participants. READ MORE

  4. 4. The effects of emotional prosody on perceived clarity in degraded speech

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Rasmus Lindqvist; [2021]
    Keywords : Emotional prosody; Speech perception; Degraded speech; Noise vocoding; Pop-out effect;

    Abstract : The ability to hear is important to communicate with other people. People suffering from hearing loss are more likely to also suffer from loneliness and depression (Mener et al., 2013; Mo et al., 2005). READ MORE