Improving French Synthetic Speech Quality via SSML Prosody Control

Key Points

• The aim is to improve the quality of French synthetic speech by utilizing prosody control techniques.
• Implemented SSML (Speech Synthesis Markup Language) for prosody adjustments.
• Conducted auditory evaluations to assess speech quality.
• Compared synthetic speech before and after prosody modifications.
• Significant improvements in listener preferences for the modified speech.
• Increased clarity and naturalness in generated speech samples.
• Listeners reported enhanced engagement with the synthetic speech.