Concatenation-Based MIDI-to-Singing Voice Synthesis

Macon M, Jensen-Link L, George EB, Oliverio J, Clements M. Concatenation-Based MIDI-to-Singing Voice Synthesis. In: AES Convention 103. Audio Engineering Society; 1997. Paper 4591. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=7188

@inproceedings{Macon1997_7188,
  author = {Macon, Michael and Jensen-Link, Leslie and George, E. Bryan and Oliverio, James and Clements, Mark},
  title = {{Concatenation-Based MIDI-to-Singing Voice Synthesis}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 103},
  note = {Paper 4591},
  year = {1997},
  month = sep,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=7188}
}

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AU  - Macon, Michael
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AU  - Oliverio, James
AU  - Clements, Mark
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AB  - In this paper, we propose a system for synthesizing the human singing voice and the musical subtleties that accompany it. The system, LYRICOS, employs a concatenation-based text-to-speech method to synthesize arbitrary lyrics in a given language. Using information contained in a regular MIDI file, the system chooses units, represented as sinusoidal waveform model parameters, from an inventory of data collected from a professional singer, and concatenates these to form arbitrary lyrical phrases. Standard MIDI messages control parameters for the addition of vibrato, spectral tilt, and dynamic musical expression, resulting in a very natural-sounding singing voice.
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