Re: speech database ("Richard F. Lyon" )

Subject: Re: speech database
From:    "Richard F. Lyon"  <dicklyon@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Tue, 24 May 2016 21:13:47 -0700
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For parametric synthesis, STRAIGHT is a good package.
http://www.wakayama-u.ac.jp/~kawahara/STRAIGHTadv/index_e.html

Dick



On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 2:55 AM, Sollini, Joseph <j.sollini@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Dear list,
>
>
>
> I am looking for recommendations for speech databases of English speakers=
,
> containing male and female voices of different ages.  Ideally the voices
> would cover large range of speakers with both a range of similar and
> dissimilar sounding speakers (i.e. across different pitch, vocal tract
> length, formant frequencies).  Alternatively does anyone know of some
> realistic speech generation software that allows manipulation of these
> parameters and is suitable for generating large stimulus batteries?
> Basically I=E2=80=99m hoping to have a database of speakers that allows m=
e to (as
> much as possible) parametrise the characteristics of speakers voices.
>
>
>
> I have found a few potential databases and speech generation packages but
> I=E2=80=99d really love to know which ones people prefer (and to know whi=
ch ones
> I=E2=80=99ve missed).
>
>
>
> All help welcome!
>
>
>
> Joe
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Dr Joseph Sollini
>
> Post-doctoral researcher
>
> UCL Ear Institute
>
>
>
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>For parametric synthesis, STRAIGHT is a good package.=
<br><a href=3D"http://www.wakayama-u.ac.jp/~kawahara/STRAIGHTadv/index_e.ht=
ml">http://www.wakayama-u.ac.jp/~kawahara/STRAIGHTadv/index_e.html</a><br><=
br></div>Dick<br><br><div><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 2:55 AM, Sollini, Joseph <=
span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:j.sollini@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blan=
k">j.sollini@xxxxxxxx</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_=
quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1=
ex">





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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Dear list,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I am looking for recommendations for speech database=
s of English speakers, containing male and female voices of different ages.=
=C2=A0 Ideally the voices would cover large range of speakers with both a r=
ange of similar and dissimilar sounding
 speakers (i.e. across different pitch, vocal tract length, formant frequen=
cies).=C2=A0 Alternatively does anyone know of some realistic speech genera=
tion software that allows manipulation of these parameters and is suitable =
for generating large stimulus batteries?=C2=A0
 Basically I=E2=80=99m hoping to have a database of speakers that allows me=
 to (as much as possible) parametrise the characteristics of speakers voice=
s.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I have found a few potential databases and speech ge=
neration packages but I=E2=80=99d really love to know which ones people pre=
fer (and to know which ones I=E2=80=99ve missed).<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">All help welcome! <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Joe<span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"border:none;padding:0cm"><span><u></u>=C2=
=A0<u></u></span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span>Dr Joseph Sollini<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span>Post-doctoral researcher<u></u><u></u></span><=
/p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span>UCL Ear Institute<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"border:none;padding:0cm"><span><u></u>=C2=
=A0<u></u></span></p>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
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