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Tokuda, Keiichi; Nankaku, Yoshihiko; Toda, Tomoki; Zen, Heiga; Yamagishi, Junichi; Oura, Keiichiro
Proceedings of the IEEE, 05/2013, Volume: 101, Issue: 5Journal Article
This paper gives a general overview of hidden Markov model (HMM)-based speech synthesis, which has recently been demonstrated to be very effective in synthesizing speech. The main advantage of this approach is its flexibility in changing speaker identities, emotions, and speaking styles. This paper also discusses the relation between the HMM-based approach and the more conventional unit-selection approach that has dominated over the last decades. Finally, advanced techniques for future developments are described.
