Expressive synthesis: How crucial is voice quality?

Proceedings of 2002 IEEE Workshop on Speech Synthesis

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 91-94

  Gobl, C ^a   Bennett, E ^a   Ní Chasaide, Ailbhe ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY;

EXPRESSIVE SPEECH; EXPRESSIVE SYNTHESIS; MODAL VOICES; SYNTHESISED; VOICE QUALITY; VOICE SOURCES;

SPEECH SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84966389820     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSS.2002.1224380     Document Type: Conference Paper

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