These are exciting times in the world of assistive learning technology. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are behind next-generation improvements in a range of ...
Voice conversion and speech synthesis represent dynamic and interrelated fields within audio signal processing, dedicated to transforming and generating human-like speech. Voice conversion techniques ...
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Last year, Google showed off WaveNet, a new way of generating speech that didn’t rely on a bulky library of word bits or cheap shortcuts that result in stilted speech. WaveNet used machine learning to ...
Generating speech from a piece of text is a common and important task undertaken by computers, but it’s pretty rare that the result could be mistaken for ordinary speech. A new technique from ...
Lapis Semiconductor, a ROHM group, developed the ML2234x series. The series is a speech synthesis LSI with built-in medium/small-capacity flash/mask ROM and speaker amplifier. The device consists of ...
Having machines turn text into speech is nothing new. Professor Stephen Hawking communicated with a computerized voice for many years, and by now, we're used to our GPS devices or smart speakers ...
Microsoft introduces two new accessibility options to its popular Xbox voice and chat system. Microsoft is attempting to make Xbox a more accessible platform, and the latest improvements in that arena ...
[Cal Bryant] hacked together a home automation system years ago, which more recently utilizes Piper TTS (text-to-speech) voices for various undisclosed purposes. Not satisfied with the ...