Accession Number:

ADA067556

Title:

Computer Modeling of Voice Signals with Adjustable Pitch and Formant Frequencies.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Hall,Geoffrey Thomas

Report Date:

1978-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

129.0

Abstract:

Digital encoding of speech to allow more efficient transmission at low data rates involves the decomposition of the speech waveform into various parameters which are related to the physical structure of the speech production process. In this thesis, linear predictive coding is used to produce a set of coefficients for the characteristic polynomial of sucessive 25 msec. segments of the voice tract, in the z-domain. The location of the poles in the z-plane and the excitation pitch period are then shifted and the signal reformulated to cause changes of the overall frequency characteristics of the speech waveforms, while maintaining the perceived sounds and information content. The resulting audio tapes confirm the theory and conjectures of the thesis. Author

Descriptors:

• *SPEECH TRANSMISSION
• *VOICE COMMUNICATIONS
• LINEAR SYSTEMS
• DIGITAL SYSTEMS
• MODELS
• PROCESSING
• THESES
• CODING
• MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION

Subject Categories:

• Voice Communications

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE