Voice conversion using Viterbi algorithm based on Gaussian mixture model

2007 International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing and Communications Systems, ISPACS 2007 - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 32-35

  Jian, Zhi Hua ^a   Yang, Zhen ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Gaussian mixture model; Speech processing; Viterbi algorithm; Voice conversion

Indexed keywords

GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; VITERBI ALGORITHM;

GAUSSIAN MIXTURE MODEL; VOICE CONVERSION;

SPEECH PROCESSING;

EID: 43749111966     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISPACS.2007.4445816     Document Type: Conference Paper

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