Minnesang: Speak Medieval German
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We present a prototype of the Minnesang exhibit that translates visitors’ utterances into medieval German in their own voice. This lets visitors experience how they would have spoken in medieval times. The project illustrates new variants of voice conversion and their use in human-computer interaction.
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