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- Subject: Speech Synthesis and Analysis
- Organization: University of Western Ont, London
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 13:44:32 GMT
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- A Speech Research Environment.
-
- Recently, requests for the availability of affordable speech
- synthesizers packages were posted. CSRE is a software which
- includes in addition to the Klatt speech synthesizer, SPEECH
- ANALYSIS and EXPERIMENT CONTROL SYSTEM. A paper about the whole
- package can be found in:
-
- J.J. Ohala, T.M. Nearey, B.L. Derwing, M.M. Hodge,
- and G.E. Wiebe (Editors.) Proceedings of the Second International
- Conference on Spoken Language Processing, Edmonton: University
- of Alberta, pp. 1127-1130. The title of the paper is:
- CSRE: A SPEECH RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT.
-
- Following is an abstract about this paper:
-
- CSRE: A SPEECH RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT. CSRE (The Canadian Speech
- Research Environment) is a comprehensive, microcomputer-based
- system designed to support speech research using
- IBM/AT-compatible micro-computers. CSRE provides a powerful,
- low-cost facility in support of speech research, using
- mass-produced and widely-available hardware. The project is
- non-profit, and relies on the cooperation of researchers at a
- number of institutions. Work on the project began in 1986 with
- support from NSERC; it is now supported primarily by the fees
- generated when the software is distributed. Version 3.0 of CSRE
- has been used since 1989 by researchers in more than 100
- laboratories in 12 countries. Version 4.0 offers a wider range of
- functions, runs faster, uses higher resolution displays, and
- supports additional hardware systems, including digital signal
- processing boards. Functions include speech capture, editing, and
- replay; several alternative spectral analysis procedures, with
- color and surface/3D displays; parameter extraction/tracking and
- tools to automate measurement and support data logging;
- alternative pitch-extraction systems; parametric speech (KLATT80)
- and non-speech acoustic synthesis, with a variety of supporting
- productivity tools; and a comprehensive experiment generator, to
- support behavioral testing using a variety of common testing
- protocols.
-
- The Data Aqcuisition/DSP boards which CSRE supports are:
- DT2801A,
- DT2821,
- ARIEL DSP-16(TI TMS32020 based),
- ARIEL DSP-56(MOTOROLA DSP56001 based),
- TDT AP2/1 (AT&T 32C based).
-
- Other boards including Sound Blasters and Pro Audio Spectrum will
- be supported in the near future.
-
-
-
-
-
- For more information about the availability of this software
- please contact Krystyna Marciniak at:
-
- Email: march@uwovax.uwo.ca
- TEL : (519) 661-3901.
- FAX : (519) 661-3805.
-
- For technical information email ramji@uwovax.uwo.ca
-
-
- This research product was developed at an academic institution
- on a non-profit basis. It is intended to facilitate research to
- laboratories and institutions. CSRE 4.0 is being distributed on
- a cost-recovery basis.
-
-
- Sam Kheirallah.
- Hearing Health Care Research Unit
- Department of Communicative disorders,
- University of Western Ontario,
- London, Ontario,
- N6G 1H1
- CANADA.
-