Elaborates on the easy-to-implement speech synthesis technology epoch synchronous overlap add (ESOLA)

Provides a solution for development of a text-to-speech system using minimum data resources compared to existing solutions

Examines most natural speech signals including random perturbation in synthesis

Autorentext
Prof. Asoke Kumar Datta, an MSc. (Pure Math), was born in 1935 and worked in Indian Statistical Institute 1955-1994, retired as HOD Electronics and Communication Sciences Department, Visiting Professor of ISI till date; President, BOM-BOM, Kolkata; Senior Guest Researcher, Sir C V Raman Centre for Physics and Music, JU; Executive Member, Society for Natural Language Technology Research, Kolkata; Life Member, Acoustical Society of India; J C Bose Memorial Award, 1969, Sir C V Raman Award, 1982-83 &1998-99, S K Mitra Memorial Award, 1984, Sri C Achyut Menon Prize, 2001.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Epoch Synchronous Overlap Add (ESOLA) Algorithm.- State Phase Analysis: PDA/VDA Algorithm and Phoneme Classifier.- Phonological Rules.- Intonation.- Random Perturbations.- Application in singing synthesis.