Speaking-aid systems using GMM-based voice conversion for electrolaryngeal speech

Speech Communication

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 134-146

  Nakamura, Keigo ^a   Toda, Tomoki ^a   Saruwatari, Hiroshi ^a   Shikano, Kiyohiro ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airpressure sensor; Electrolaryngeal speech; Laryngectomee; Non audible murmur; Silence excitation; Speaking aid system; Speech enhancement; Voice conversion

Indexed keywords

AIRPRESSURE SENSOR; ELECTROLARYNGEAL SPEECH; LARYNGECTOMEE; NON-AUDIBLE MURMUR; SILENCE EXCITATION; SPEAKING-AID SYSTEM; VOICE CONVERSION;

ACOUSTIC GENERATORS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; PRESSURE SENSORS; SPEECH ENHANCEMENT; SPEECH PRODUCTION AIDS;

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 80052698826     PISSN: 01676393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.specom.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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