Experiments on voice individuality have been performed using an analysis- synthesis system capable of modifying pitch, formant frequencies, and formant bandwidths. The results show that the perception of voice- individuality is significantly affected by formant shifts, especially of the lower three, and it is completely lost for uniform shift of a five percent. Pitch frequency and bandwidth manipulation, on the other hand, is less important to the individuality perception.
Cite as: Kuwabara, H., Takagi, T. (1990) Acoustic parameters of voice individuality and voice-quality control by analysis-synthesis method. Proc. ESCA Workshop on Speaker Characterization in Speech Technology, 140-142
@inproceedings{kuwabara90_scst,
author={Hisao Kuwabara and T. Takagi},
title={{Acoustic parameters of voice individuality and voice-quality control by analysis-synthesis method}},
year=1990,
booktitle={Proc. ESCA Workshop on Speaker Characterization in Speech Technology},
pages={140--142}
}