Modern methods of speech synthesis

IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 6-23

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EID: 53149153855     PISSN: 1531636X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCAS.2007.904177     Document Type: Article

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