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This paper describes the development of optimized multiunit speech database for a high quality concatenative TTS System. The core engine used for the development of Text to speech is the open source FESTIVAL engine and is tested for Malayalam language. The optimal text selection algorithm selects the optimal text, ensuring the maximum coverage of units without discarding entire low frequency units. In this work we created a multiunit database with syllable as the highest unit, ensuring the coverage of all CV-VC units, and phones.
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Ravindra Kumar, R., Sulochana, K.G., Sajini, T. (2011). Optimized Multi Unit Speech Database for High Quality FESTIVAL TTS. In: Singh, C., Singh Lehal, G., Sengupta, J., Sharma, D.V., Goyal, V. (eds) Information Systems for Indian Languages. ICISIL 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 139. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19403-0_33
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