In this paper we present and report on a methodology for evaluating a creative MIR-based application of concatenative synthesis. After reviewing many existing applications of concatenative synthesis we have developed an application that specifically addresses loop-based rhythmic pattern generation. We describe how such a system could be evaluated with respect to its its objective retrieval perf...

The LPC-MPE synthesis method is an alternative method used for obtaining a better quality of the generated vocal signal, that can be easily implemented in vocal signal coding-decoding systems. Using the method in text-to-speech systems is more difficult because of the modification that must be done on the synthesized vocal signal in order to superimpose prosodical effects. This paper presents o...

We find that there exist statistically significant negative overnight returns in China’s security markets, which is totally different from the previous research on HS300 Index by He et al. (2013), and the negative overnight returns are comparatively larger in China’s GEM (Growth Enterprise Market) board and SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) board than in the mainboards of Shanghai and Shenzhen ...

Both auditory and visual information plays an important role for audiovisual speech perception during face-to-face communication. Several behavioral studies have shown that native English speakers and native Japanese speakers behaved differently in audiovisual speech perception. We hypothesized that there would be differences in neural processing between native English speakers and native Japan...

This paper presents an attempt to design listening tests for the Czech synthesis speech evaluation. The design is based on standardized and widely used listening tests for English; therefore, we can benefit from the advantages provided by standards. Bearing the Czech language phenomena in mind, we filled the standard frameworks of several listening tests, especially the MRT (Modified Rhyme Test...

Transfer of enabling technology such as Information Technology (IT) has become a vital component of successful countries looking for technological innovation and techno-economic development nowadays. However, in the history of technology transfer in Arab countries, it is probably true that there has been more failure and disappointment than satisfaction and success in achieving the expected res...

We describe here a collection of speech data of bilingual and trilingual speakers of English, French, German and Italian. In the context of speech to speech translation (S2ST), this database is designed for several purposes and studies: training CLSA systems (cross-language speaker adaptation), conveying emphasis through S2ST systems, and evaluating TTS systems. More precisely, 36 speakers judg...

The paper deals with perceived speech rhythm, starting from the observation that two nouns with a conjunction in between (‘X and/or Y’, cf. title) sound more rhythmical in a particular noun order. A perception experiment on German with real and pseudo nouns provides evidence that speech rhythm is not just created prosodically by means of high and low or long and short syllables, but that the ph...