Quality of Synthetic Speech: Perceptual Dimensions, Influencing Factors, and Instrumental Assessment

by Florian Hinterleitner

Overview

This book reviews research towards perceptual quality dimensions of synthetic speech, compares these findings with the state of the art, and derives a set of five universal perceptual quality dimensions for TTS signals. They are: (i) naturalness of voice, (ii) prosodic quality, (iii) fluency and intelligibility, (iv) absence of disturbances, and (v) calmness. Moreover, a test prool for the efficient indentification of those dimensions in a listening test is introduced. Furthermore, several factors influencing these dimensions are examined. In addition, different techniques for the instrumental quality assessment of TTS signals are introduced, reviewed and tested. Finally, the requirements for the integration of an instrumental quality measure into a concatenative TTS system are examined.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789811099533
Publisher:	Springer Nature Singapore
Publication date:	07/28/2018
Series:	T-Labs Series in Telecommunication Services
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Pages:	157
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Speech Synthesis.- Auditory and Instrumental Quality Evaluation Metrics.- Perceptual Quality Dimensions.- Influencing Factors on Perceptual Quality.- Instrumental Quality Assessment.- Requirements for the Integration of an Instrumental Quality Measure into a Concatenative TTS System.- Conclusions.