Data processing: speech signal processing – linguistics – language – Speech signal processing – Synthesis
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-21
2006-03-21
Lerner, Martin (Department: 2654)
Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language
Speech signal processing
Synthesis
C704S266000, C084S604000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07016841
ABSTRACT:
A singing voice synthesizing apparatus is provided, which enables achievement of a natural sounding synthesized singing voice with a good level of comprehensibility. A phoneme database stores a plurality of voice fragment data formed of voice fragments each being a single phoneme or a phoneme chain of at least two concatenated phonemes, each of the plurality of voice fragment data comprising data of a deterministic component and data of a stochastic component. A readout device that reads out from the phoneme database the voice fragment data corresponding to inputted lyrics. A duration time adjusting device adjusts time duration of the read-out voice fragment data so as to match a desired tempo and manner of singing. An adjusting device adjusts the deterministic component and the stochastic component of the read-out voice fragment so as to match a desired pitch. A synthesizing device synthesizes a singing sound by sequentially concatenating the voice fragment data that have been adjusted by the duration time adjusting device and the adjusting device.
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Bonada Jordi
Kenmochi Hideki
Serra Xavier
Lerner Martin
Yamaha Corporation
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