Rule-Based Speech Synthesis

Springer Handbooks

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 429-436

  Carlson, Rolf ^a   Granström, Björn ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Formant Synthesis; Glottal Opening; Speech Synthesis; Vocal Tract; Voice Source

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649342858     PISSN: 25228692     EISSN: 25228706     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-49127-9_20     Document Type: Chapter

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