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Transforming Perceived Vocal Effort and Breathiness Using Adaptive Pre-Emphasis Linear Prediction

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Transforming Perceived Vocal Effort and Breathiness Using Adaptive Pre-Emphasis Linear Prediction
Abstract--This paper presents a technique to transform high-effort voices into breathy voices using adaptive pre-emphasis linear prediction (APLP). The primary benefit of this technique is that it estimates a spectral emphasis filter that can be used to manipulate the perceived vocal effort. The other benefit of APLP is that it estimates a formant filter that is more consistent across varying voice qualities. This paper describes how constant pre-emphasis linear prediction (LP) estimates a voice source with a constant spectral envelope even though the spectral envelope of the true voice source varies over time. A listening experiment demonstrates how differences in vocal effort and breathiness are audible in the formant filter estimated by constant pre-emphasis LP. APLP is presented as a technique to estimate a spectral emphasis filter that captures the combined influence of the glottal source and the vocal tract upon the spectral envelope of the voice. A final listening experiment dem...
K. I. Nordstrom, George Tzanetakis, Peter F. Dries
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Type Journal
Year 2008
Where TASLP
Authors K. I. Nordstrom, George Tzanetakis, Peter F. Driessen
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