A Chinese Speech Synthesis Method Based on Phoneme and Prosodic Structure

Abstract

The invention provides a Chinese speech synthesis method based on phoneme and prosodic structure, the method is divided into a training stage and a synthesis stage; according to linguistic knowledge, the prosodic structure features are extracted from the prosody marking information in the text to be processed, and the prosodic structure is based on the prosodic structure feature training prosodic model; preprocess the text and audio to be processed, obtain the pinyin sequence containing prosodic information and the corresponding acoustic features, then train the acoustic model, and deploy the trained prosody model and acoustic model to the background; The text corresponding to the input text contains its prosodic information; it is converted into a pinyin sequence with prosodic information and then input to the acoustic model to obtain its linear spectrum; the linear spectrum is converted into audio. It can make the synthesized voice more natural, especially for longer clauses, and can also determine the pause position. In addition, the model is deployed to the background during the synthesis stage, saving the time of model loading, which can speed up the speed of speech synthesis.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of artificial intelligence, and in particular relates to a Chinese speech synthesis method based on phoneme and prosodic structure. Background technique [0002] Speech synthesis, also known as Text to Speech, or TTS for short, is an AI technology that converts text into sound, and plays a vital role in human-computer interaction. Whether it is application software such as voice assistants, map navigation, entertainment and education, or hardware devices such as air conditioners, speakers, and TVs, you can see the shadow of speech synthesis. With more and more scenarios where people interact with people, such as smart homes, autonomous driving, and smart medical care, users have put forward new requirements for the experience of human-computer interaction—synthesized voices are more natural and more like real people. This makes speech synthesis technology an increasingly hot research direction. [0003] Traditional ...

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[0007] In order to solve the problems existing in the prior art, the present invention provides a Chinese speech synthesis method based on phoneme and prosodic structure, which is used to solve the problems that the synthesized voice is not natural enough, the mechanical sense is strong and the synthesis speed is slow

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