Representing speech using MIDI

Details Representing speech using MIDI Representing speech using MIDI

1996-12-13

1999-06-22

Hudspeth, David R.

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

Synthesis

704260, 704272, 704501, G09B 500

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059152370

ABSTRACT:
A speech encoding system for encoding a digitized speech signal into a standard digital format, such as MIDI. The MIDI speech encoding system includes a memory storing a dictionary comprising a digitized pattern and a corresponding segment ID for each of a plurality of speech segments (i.e., phonemes). A speech analyzer identifies each of the segments in the digitized speech signal based on the dictionary. One or more prosodic parameter detectors measure values of the prosodic parameters of each received digitized speech segment. A MIDI speech encoder converts the segment IDs and the corresponding measured prosodic parameter values into a MIDI speech signal. A MIDI speech decoding system includes a MIDI data decoder and a speech synthesizer for converting the MIDI speech signal to a digitized speech signal.

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