[hts-users:03120] Parameters of Festival cmu_us_slt_arctic_hts voice

[Mark Huckvale <m.huckvale@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear List

I have built an HTS voice from the SLT ARCTIC audio files as per the 
demonstration recipe, but the voice doesn't sound as good as the SLT 
voice that comes with Festival 2.1. It sounds more "buzzy" and has some 
harsh fricatives.

Is a different recipe required to get the superior voice, or is that 
quality not attainable using the standard programs and demo data files?

Thanks

Mark
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Mark Huckvale
UCL Speech, Hearing & Phonetic Sciences
www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/mark