DE3071934D1 - Sound synthesizer - Google Patents

Sound synthesizer

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DE3071934D1
DE3071934D1 DE8080107781T DE3071934T DE3071934D1 DE 3071934 D1 DE3071934 D1 DE 3071934D1 DE 8080107781 T DE8080107781 T DE 8080107781T DE 3071934 T DE3071934 T DE 3071934T DE 3071934 D1 DE3071934 D1 DE 3071934D1
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Toshio Oura
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L13/00—Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
    • G10L13/02—Methods for producing synthetic speech; Speech synthesisers

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  • Computational Linguistics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Audiology, Speech & Language Pathology (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
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DE8080107781T 1979-12-10 1980-12-10 Sound synthesizer Expired DE3071934D1 (en)

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JP15990979A JPS5681900A (en) 1979-12-10 1979-12-10 Voice synthesizer

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