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Provable Speech Attributes Conversion via Latent Independence

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  • Haebom

Author

Jonathan Svirsky, Ofir Lindenbaum, Uri Shaham

Outline

This paper proposes a general framework for speech transformation that provides robust control and interpretability over data attribute manipulation. Compared to existing empirical approaches to voice style conversion, this study provides theoretical analysis and guarantees. This framework is based on a non-probabilistic autoencoder architecture and imposes independence constraints between predicted latent variables and controllable target variables. This design allows for consistent signal transformation and targeted attribute modification based on observed style variables while preserving the original content. Experiments on various voice styles, such as speaker identity and emotion, demonstrate the effectiveness and generality of the proposed method.

Takeaways, Limitations

Takeaways:
A proposed framework that provides theoretical foundation and guarantees for voice attribute conversion.
Enables consistent signal conversion, preserving original content and modifying desired properties.
Demonstrated effective performance across a variety of voice styles, including speaker identity and emotion.
Limitations:
Lack of detailed information about the specific theoretical analysis and assumptions of the paper.
Further research is needed to determine the generalizability of the proposed framework.
Applicability to other data types and properties needs to be verified.
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