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19.04.2018

A Method of Measuring the Index of Acoustic Voice Quality Based on an Information-Theoretic Approach

verfasst von: V. V. Savchenko

Erschienen in: Measurement Techniques | Ausgabe 1/2018

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Abstract

A new method is proposed for measurements of an index of acoustic voice quality using the Kulbaka–Leybler information metric. The primary benefit of this method consists in its high-level dynamic properties, as calculated by eliminating the problem of a small number of observational samples. A theoretical study of the method’s efficiency was conducted, and its conclusions were confirmed experimentally. It has been established that, in order to provide a sufficiently precise assessment of the voice quality of the speaker, a speech signal of duration 2–3 minutes is required.

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Metadaten
Titel
A Method of Measuring the Index of Acoustic Voice Quality Based on an Information-Theoretic Approach
verfasst von
V. V. Savchenko
Publikationsdatum
19.04.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Measurement Techniques / Ausgabe 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0543-1972
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-8906
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-018-1391-8

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