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Publication
ICASSP 2009
Conference paper
Efficient gradient F0 tree model for prosody modeling and unit-selection, applied for the embedded US english concatenative TTS
Abstract
Modeling of pitch dynamics in addition to absolute pitch modeling is highly desirable for robust pitch curve prediction and unit selection in concatenative TTS systems. Transition prosody models have been reported to improve consistency and naturalness for pitch-accent and tonal languages, like Japanese and Mandarin. In the current work we revise a Gradient F0 tree model, originally developed for Japanese, and adjust it for American English. The resultant model requires few computational resources at a runtime that makes it highly suitable for embedded TTS applications. We report encouraging results of applying it for an embedded concatenative TTS system for American English. ©2009 IEEE.