[hts-users:03366] Re: Regarding GV for spectrum

[Keiichiro Oura <uratec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

You can train speaker-dependent GV by using `Speaker dependent
training demo' script.
http://hts.sp.nitech.ac.jp/?Download

Regards,
Keiichiro Oura


2012/6/25 Kwan Lisa <lisakwan1102@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi,
>
> I thought I was using the GV model of the target speaker. But I am not
> sure what kind of GV model I was using.
> I found that when I use HMGenS to generate the voice for the speaker
> independent(SI) model, my GV setting is:
> GVHMMLIST       /home/rex/TTS/grad/TTS2/AST_realign_20speakers_5tone/gv/tiedlist
> GVMODELMMF
> /home/rex/TTS/grad/TTS2/AST_realign_20speakers_5tone/gv/clustered_all.mmf
>
> When I use HMGenS to generate the voice for the speaker dependent(SD)
> model, my GV setting is still:
> GVHMMLIST       /home/rex/TTS/grad/TTS2/AST_realign_20speakers_5tone/gv/tiedlist
> GVMODELMMF
> /home/rex/TTS/grad/TTS2/AST_realign_20speakers_5tone/gv/clustered_all.mmf
>
> According to my logs, it seemed that I didn't train GV model for the
> target speaker. So I think the GV model I was using was the one of SI
> model.
> How should I train a speaker dependent GV model? I thought the GV
> model used in the demo script was re-trained using adaptation data.
>
> 2012/6/25 Keiichiro Oura <uratec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I guess you use speaker-independent GV model.
>> If there are many adaptation utterances, could you try to calculate
>> target speaker-dependent GV?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Keiichiro Oura
>>
>>
>> 2012/6/22 Kwan Lisa <lisakwan1102@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have question about the weight of GV for spectrum. When synthesis a
>>> voice with hts-engine, there is a option controlling the weight of GV
>>> for spectrum. I am using a kind of average voice model to adapt to the
>>> target speaker, and I found when I tune the weight higher, the voice
>>> is more similar to the target speaker. But there was a trade-off. The
>>> higher the weight, the more explosive sound in the voice. I'm not sure
>>> why it happened. How do I diminish the explosive noisy sound in the
>>> voice?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Lisa Kwan
>>> lisakwan1102(at)gmail.com
>>> Advanced Speech Technology Lab, ASTL
>>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Lisa Kwan
> lisakwan1102(at)gmail.com
> Advanced Speech Technology Lab, ASTL
>