| Presentation | 2004/8/12 A Study on MLLR-based Style Adaptation in HSMM-based Speech Synthesis Junichi YAMAGISHI, Makoto TACHIBANA, Takashi MASUKO, Takao KOBAYASHI, |
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| Abstract(in English) | This paper describes an extension of maximum likelihood linear regression (MLLR) to hidden semi-Markov model (HSMM). The HSMM-based MLLR technique can estimate regression matrices for affine transform of mean vecotrs of output and state duration distributions which maximize likelihood of adaptation data using EM algorithm. In this study, we apply the adaptation technique to speaker adaptation and style adaptation in an HSMM-based speech synthesis. From the results of subjective tests, we show that the HSMM-based MLLR technique can adapt spectrum and prosodic features of synthesized speech more effectively than conventional HMM-based MLLR technique. |
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| Keyword(in English) | Hidden serni-Markov model / HMM-based speech synthesis / MLLR adaptation |
| Paper # | SP2004-49 |
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| Conference Date | 2004/8/12(1days) |
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| Title (in English) | A Study on MLLR-based Style Adaptation in HSMM-based Speech Synthesis |
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| Keyword(1) | Hidden serni-Markov model |
| Keyword(2) | HMM-based speech synthesis |
| Keyword(3) | MLLR adaptation |
| 1st Author's Name | Junichi YAMAGISHI |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology() |
| 2nd Author's Name | Makoto TACHIBANA |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| 3rd Author's Name | Takashi MASUKO |
| 3rd Author's Affiliation | Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology:Presently with Corporate Research & Development Center, Toshiba Corporation |
| 4th Author's Name | Takao KOBAYASHI |
| 4th Author's Affiliation | Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Date | 2004/8/12 |
| Paper # | SP2004-49 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.104 |
| Number (no) | 252 |
| Page | pp.pp.- |
| #Pages | 6 |
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