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Speech Processing

The document discusses various topics related to speech processing including speech coding, speech synthesis, speech recognition, speaker recognition, dyslexia and auditory problems, and audio engineering. It provides information on each topic and some examples and applications.

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SPEECH PROCESSING

BINIT MOHANTY [email protected]

Why Speech?
No visual contact required No special equipment required Can be done while doing other things Telephones AT&T Mobile Phones (1G and 2G)

Speech Processing
Speech Coding Speech Synthesis Speech Recognition Speaker Recognition/Verification Dyslexia and Auditory problems

Audio Engineering

Speech Coding
Compress a Speech File Why not use standard compression techniques? MP3 Format
Perceptual Coding Exploits sensory organ biases

Speech Synthesis
Construct Speech waveform from words Speaker Quality and Accent Prosody?

http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php

Speech Recognition
Convert a sound waveform to words The most relevant and important task in the industry 90% in lab conditions, much lower in factory conditions Sphinx by CMU, ViaVoce by IBM & SDK by Microsoft

Speaker Recognition
Concerned with Biometrics Acceptable as a verification technique How would this be different from Speech recognition?
Speaker Quality Prosody Pitch, Accent etc.

Dyslexia & Auditory Problems


Study Voice and Ear defects Detect and correct Speech Disfluencies CMU Development of better Ear substitutes Cochlear Implants

Audio Engineering
Adding effects to sound Clarity of reproduction A Big industry with players like Dolby, Bose, Phillips etc Voice Morphing!
SOURCE TARGET CONV 1 CONV 2

Courtesy: Hui Ye & Steve Young, Cambridge

Automatic Speech Recognition


Most Important Task Hardest Task
Co-articulation: Two speakers speaking at the same time Speaker Variation Spontaneity Language Modeling Noise Robustness

ASR: Problems

James Glass, MIT

ASR: Method

James Glass, MIT

ASR: Application

James Glass, MIT

Automatic Speech Recognition

James Glass, MIT

Automatic Speech Recognition

James Glass, MIT

Speech Production

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