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Tihelka, D. and Matoušek, J. : Diphones vs. triphones in Czech unit selection TTS . Text, Speech and Dialogue, proceedings of the 9th International Conference TSD 2006, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, vol. 4188, p. 531-538, Springer-Verlag Berlin Hiedelberg 2006, Germany, 2006.

Abstract

When we started to deal with the unit selection technique in ARTIC TTS, the question of the choice of the unit type used within the system was being dealt with. Although the basic version of our TTS system is based on triphones, we decided on the use of diphones in unit selection -- mainly due to our concerns about the susceptibility of the unit selection technique to segmentation inaccuracies, and due to a limited experience with the overall system behaviour. However, we also planned to examine the possibilities of the use of triphones. As the first version of our unit selection is being built at present, this paper will examine whether the use of diphones can bring a significant advantage over the use of triphones, and whether there is a clear reason why one type of units behaves better than the other.

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Title: Diphones vs. triphones in Czech unit selection TTS
Author: Tihelka, D. ; Matoušek, J.
Language: English
Date of publication: 11 Sep 2006
Year: 2006
Type of publication: Papers in proceedings of reviewed conferences
Book title: Text, Speech and Dialogue, proceedings of the 9th International Conference TSD 2006
Series: Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence
Číslo vydání: 4188
Page: 531 - 538
ISBN: 0302-9743
ISSN: 0302-9743
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Hiedelberg 2006
Address: Germany
Date: 11 Sep 2006 - 15 Sep 2006
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Keywords

unit selection, ARTIC TTS, diphones, triphones quality of speech, speed of selection algorithm, appropriate features

BibTeX

@INPROCEEDINGS{TihelkaD_2006_Diphonesvs,
 author = {Tihelka, D. and Matou\v{s}ek, J.},
 title = {Diphones vs. triphones in Czech unit selection TTS},
 year = {2006},
 publisher = {Springer-Verlag Berlin Hiedelberg 2006},
 address = {Germany},
 volume = {4188},
 pages = {531-538},
 booktitle = {Text, Speech and Dialogue, proceedings of the 9th International Conference TSD 2006},
 series = {Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence},
 ISBN = {0302-9743},
 ISSN = {0302-9743},
 url = {http://www.kky.zcu.cz/en/publications/TihelkaD_2006_Diphonesvs},
}