Improved pitch extraction algorithm for speech processing

CHEN Xiao; XU Bo

doi:10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2017.21.018

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Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology) ›› 2017, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (1) : 95-99. DOI: 10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2017.21.018

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Improved pitch extraction algorithm for speech processing

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This paper presents an improved pitch extraction algorithm based on an auto-correlation function for speech processing. The original auto-correlation function algorithm is optimized by increasing the weights of the right pitch values by the texture feature, enlarging the search space by using more candidate pitch values, and restricting the search path to reliable pitch values. These three measures control the weight and proportion of the right pitch values in the search space and then optimize the search space. The algorithm was evaluated on the Keele and FDA databases. The results show that the voiced error is reduced by 28.74% and the pitch tract error is reduced by 5.53% relative to the original algorithm. Thus, this algorithm is more suitable for speech processing.

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speech signal processing / pitch extraction / auto-correlation function

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CHEN Xiao, XU Bo. Improved pitch extraction algorithm for speech processing[J]. Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2017, 57(1): 95-99 https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2017.21.018

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