Presentation	1996/7/19 Speech morphing by gradually changing spectrum parameter and fundamental frequency Masanobu ABE,
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Abstract(in English)	This paper proposes a new application of speech modification called "speech morphing". In image processing, morphing is a well known technique that gradually changes one person's face to that of someone else. Speech morphing produces similar results for speech; i.e., one person's speech is gradually changed to that of someone else. The proposed algorithm pitch-synchronously modifies fundamental frequency(FO) and DFT spectrum and outputs high quality speech. To clarify the balance of FO modification and spectrum modification, listening tests were carried out using 20 male speakers. The results yielded the relationship between the amount of modification and speaker identity. In terms of overall performance, listening tests show that the proposed algorithm successfully generates smooth, high quality voice changes.
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Keyword(in English)	morphing / fundamental frequency, speech spectrum
Paper #	SP96-40
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Conference Date	1996/7/19(1days)
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Title (in English)	Speech morphing by gradually changing spectrum parameter and fundamental frequency
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Keyword(1)	morphing
Keyword(2)	fundamental frequency, speech spectrum
1st Author's Name	Masanobu ABE
1st Author's Affiliation	NTT Human Interface Labs.()
Date	1996/7/19
Paper #	SP96-40
Volume (vol)	vol.96
Number (no)	160
Page	pp.pp.-
#Pages	8
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