SPEECH ADAPTATION IN SPEECH SYNTHESIS
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1. A method of speech synthesis, comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving first and second text inputs in a text-to-speech system;
(b) processing the first and second text inputs into respective first and second speech outputs corresponding to stored speech respectively from first and second speakers using a processor of the system; and
(c) adapting the second speech output of the second speaker to sound like the first speech output of the first speaker.
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Abstract
A method of and system for speech synthesis. First and second text inputs are received in a text-to-speech system, and processed into respective first and second speech outputs corresponding to stored speech respectively from first and second speakers using a processor of the system. The second speech output of the second speaker is adapted to sound like the first speech output of the first speaker.
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1. A method of speech synthesis, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving first and second text inputs in a text-to-speech system; (b) processing the first and second text inputs into respective first and second speech outputs corresponding to stored speech respectively from first and second speakers using a processor of the system; and (c) adapting the second speech output of the second speaker to sound like the first speech output of the first speaker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product including instructions on a computer readable medium and executable by a computer processor of a speech synthesis system to cause the system to implement steps comprising:
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(a) receiving first and second text inputs in a text-to-speech synthesis system; (b) processing the first and second text inputs into respective first and second speech outputs corresponding to stored speech respectively from first and second speakers using a processor of the system; and (c) adapting the second speech output of the second speaker to sound like the first speech output of the first speaker. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A speech synthesis system, comprising:
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a first source of text; a second source of text; a first speech database including pre-recorded speech from a first speaker; a second speech database including pre-recorded speech from a second speaker; a pre-processor to convert text into synthesizable output; a processor to convert first and second text inputs from the first and second sources of text into respective first and second speech outputs corresponding to the pre-recorded speech respectively from the first and second speakers; and a post-processor to adapt the second speech output of the second speaker to sound like the first speech output of the first speaker. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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