Abstract: Traditional acoustic-phonetic approach makes use of both spectral and phonetic information when comparing the voice of speakers. While phonetic units are not equally informative, the ...

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Abstract: This paper proposes a novel approach to voice conversion with non-parallel training data. The idea is to bridge between speakers by means of Phonetic PosteriorGrams (PPGs) obtained from a ...

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THE first Congress of the International Society of Experimental Phonetics was held at Bonn on June 10–14. It was specially characterised by the variety of the addresses and demonstrations from all ...

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Org. with a phonetic alphabet, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic opportunity to engage your mind, enjoy leisure time ...

For their second album, produced by Cate Le Bon, the New York-via-Chicago indie rockers adopt a spirit of linguistic playfulness and a newly pared-back sound. Phonetics On and On is a ...

The best parts of many songs here are just wordless melodies, like the chorus of the rollicking "Rock City," Lowenstein and Cheng's peppy "woo-hoo-ooh-ooh" line stretched out almost like a long, slow ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Gigi Reece, Nora Cheng, and Penelope Lowenstein. They formed the band Horsegirl after meeting in the School of Rock. Their new album is "Phonetics On and On." Imagine ...

For a band still in their early days, Horsegirl has already garnered plenty of attention — much of it, for better or for worse, centered on their youth. The trio’s 2022 breakout album Versions of ...

Over the past five years there has been a groundswell of new acts that revere the alternative rock of the ’90s. Many are solo artists or bands fronted by women. In terms of timing, it makes perfect ...