Unit Selection Voice Synthesizer by MaryTTS

This audio piece explores the topic of the Unit Selection Voice Synthesizer by MaryTTS. The presentation delves into the world of voice synthesis, highlighting the advancements in technology that have enabled the creation of realistic, human-like voices for various applications. The focus is on MaryTTS, a robust tool that utilizes the unit-selection method for voice synthesis. Throughout the audio, there are discussions around the UPF's role in this technology's development. The narrative also delves into the Sounds of Science, illustrating how science has significantly impacted the realm of synthesized voices. The audio further explains the term 'unit-selection', a process that breaks down human speech into tiny segments, or 'units', and then reconstructs it to produce synthetic speech that closely mimics the natural human voice. The audio also delves into the crucial role of TALN, or Text-to-Speech and Natural Language Processing, in the process of voice synthesis. The conversatio