Influencing Factors on Perceptual Quality
The studies presented in this chapter examine (i) the influence of the application a synthesizer is used in TTS in audiobook reading tasks vs. TTS for short messages), (ii) the importance of the voice of the speaker, and (iii) the impact of the size of th
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Florian Hinterleitner
Quality of Synthetic Speech Perceptual Dimensions, Influencing Factors, and Instrumental Assessment
T-Labs Series in Telecommunication Services Series editors Sebastian Möller, Berlin, Germany Axel Küpper, Berlin, Germany Alexander Raake, Berlin, Germany
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Quality of Synthetic Speech Perceptual Dimensions, Influencing Factors, and Instrumental Assessment
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Florian Hinterleitner Quality and Usability Lab Institute of Software Engineering and Theoretical Computer Science, Berlin Institute of Technology Berlin Germany
ISSN 2192-2810 ISSN 2192-2829 (electronic) T-Labs Series in Telecommunication Services ISBN 978-981-10-3733-7 ISBN 978-981-10-3734-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-3734-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017930163 © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
Acknowledgements
First, I would like to thank my supervisor Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Möller for his support. Sebastian, you have been an excellent mentor, from the time I started to work on my Magister thesis, until I finished writing this PhD thesis. Thank you for all the contributions, ideas, and discussions. This would not have been possible without you! Also, I would like to thank Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Heute. The discussions we had during the duration of the DFG project have been tremendously helpful. I always left our meetings with tons of new ideas and a checklist of solved problems. Moreover, I want to thank the third committee member, Prof. Simon King, for the productive c
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