Data converter for a speech synthesizer

Details Data converter for a speech synthesizer Data converter for a speech synthesizer

1979-05-29

1981-12-08

Nusbaum, Mark E.

Communications: electrical

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ABSTRACT:
Data converter for a speech synthesizer system wherein encoded formant parameters as stored in a memory are decoded and transformed or converted to reflection coefficients in real time by means of a circuit implementing a Taylor series type approximation. The reflection coefficients are then quantized and input to a speech synthesizer which utilizes quantized reflection coefficients to synthesize speech. The use of the coded formant frequency speech data which inherently contains more speech intelligence than reflection coefficient speech data enables a speech synthesizer system which utilizes quantized reflection coefficients to operate at a significantly lower bit rate than would otherwise be possible where reflection coefficients are employed as the speech data stored in the memory.

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