Fusion of spectral and prosody modelling for multilingual speech emotion conversion

S Vekkot, D Gupta - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
The paper proposes an integrated speech emotion conversion framework developed using
speaker-independent mixed-lingual training. The key contribution of the work is non-parallel …

Emotional voice conversion using a hybrid framework with speaker-adaptive DNN and particle-swarm-optimized neural network

S Vekkot, D Gupta, M Zakariah, YA Alotaibi - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a hybrid network-based learning framework for speaker-adaptive vocal emotion
conversion, tested on three different datasets (languages), namely, EmoDB (German) …

Conversion of neutral speech to storytelling style speech

R Verma, P Sarkar, KS Rao - 2015 Eighth International …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Speech is the most basic and widely used method for communication. There is a growing
need for an expressive speech synthesis especially, when human want to communicate with …

Speaker-independent expressive voice synthesis using learning-based hybrid network model

S Vekkot, D Gupta - International Journal of Speech Technology, 2020 - Springer
Emotional voice conversion systems are used to formulate map** functions to transform
the neutral speech from output of text-to-speech systems to that of target emotion …

Application of voice recognition interaction and big data internet of things in urban fire fighting

X Sun, K Cai, B Chen, J Zha, G Zhou - Journal of Location Based …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
With the continuous development of science and technology, especially computer
technology, people need a more convenient and natural way to communicate with the …

Hybrid framework for speaker-independent emotion conversion using i-vector PLDA and neural network

S Vekkot, D Gupta, M Zakariah, YA Alotaibi - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Expressive speech can be synthesized using acoustic feature modeling by map** the
spectral and fundamental frequency parameters between neutral speech and target …

The role of prosody and voice quality in indirect storytelling speech: Annotation methodology and expressive categories

R Montaño, F Alías - Speech Communication, 2016 - Elsevier
Storytelling speech entails a particular speaking style that contains subtle expressive
nuances represented by specific acoustic cues. In the literature, different pieces of research …

Prosodic map** using neural networks for emotion conversion in Hindi language

J Yadav, KS Rao - Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 2016 - Springer
An emotion is made of several components such as physiological changes in the body,
subjective feelings and expressive behaviors. These changes in speech signal are mainly …

Data-driven pause prediction for synthesis of storytelling style speech based on discourse modes

P Sarkar, KS Rao - 2015 IEEE International Conference on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In storytelling style, a storyteller generally uses prosodic variations with subtle speech
nuances for the better apprehension of the listeners. It is achieved by emphasizing …

Prosodic transformation in vocal emotion conversion for multi-lingual scenarios: A pilot study

S Vekkot, D Gupta - International Journal of Speech Technology, 2019 - Springer
The primary objective of this work is to compare patterns for vocal expression across distinct
linguistic contexts. Five language (datasets) are taken for experimentation viz. German …