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Eight-channel digital speech synthesizer based on LPC techniques

Nebbia et al., 1979

Document ID
6814657571065182518
Author
Nebbia L
Lucchini P
Publication year
Publication venue
ICASSP'79. IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing

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An automatic vocal response system for the Italian language has been implemented at CSELT, consisting of a hardware speech synthesizer controlled by a programmed device (mini or micro computer). The synthesizer exploits a speech production model composed of …
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