MAXMBROLA : A MAX/MSP MBROLA-BASED TOOL FOR REAL-TIME VOICE SYNTHESIS (ThuAmPO2)

Author(s) : Nicolas D’Alessandro (Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium) Raphael Sebbe (Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium) Baris Bozkurt (Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium) Thierry Dutoit (Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium)

Abstract : In this paper, we present the first step of a project that is able to perform both speech and singing synthesis controlled in real-time. Our aim is to develop a flexible application allowing performers to produce complex and versatile singing – as well as speech – articulations. Thus, we have adapted an existing speech synthesizer, the MBROLA software, to realtime singing constraints. The work presented in this paper concerns the integration of the MBROLA speech synthesizer into the Max/MSP real-time environment through the development of an external object. We present real-time control functions of the object and discuss its limitations. We further discuss about perspectives in the development of MBROLAbased computer music applications.

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