EP 3113180 B1 20200122 - METHOD FOR PERFORMING AUDIO INPAINTING ON A SPEECH SIGNAL AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AUDIO INPAINTING ON A SPEECH SIGNAL
Title (en)
METHOD FOR PERFORMING AUDIO INPAINTING ON A SPEECH SIGNAL AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AUDIO INPAINTING ON A SPEECH SIGNAL
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG EINER AUDIO-EINBLENDUNG IN EIN SPRACHSIGNAL UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG EINER AUDIO-EINBLENDUNG IN EIN SPRACHSIGNAL
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT D'EFFECTUER DES RETOUCHES AUDIO SUR UN SIGNAL VOCAL
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 15306085 A 20150702
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP3113180A1] Audio inpainting is a technique for recovering missing audio samples. Known inpainting methods are not suitable if the missing speech samples are very different from the remaining available speech signal, or if a gap covers an entire word or a sequence of words. An improved method for speech inpainting comprises synthesizing speech or using natural speech recordings for a gap that occurs in a speech signal by using a transcript of the speech signal, converting the synthesized or natural speech by voice conversion according to the original speech signal, and blending the synthesized or natural converted speech into the original speech signal to fill the gap. The disclosed speech audio inpainting technique plausibly recovers lost speech parts with the help of synthetic speech generated from the text transcript or natural speech recordings of the missing part. The synthesized speech is modified by voice conversion to fit with the original speaker's voice.
IPC 8 full level
G10L 19/005 (2013.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G10L 19/005 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
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DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3113180 A1 20170104; EP 3113180 B1 20200122; PL 3113180 T3 20200601
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 15306085 A 20150702; PL 15306085 T 20150702