The Synthesis tool can be used to synthesize F0 contours from parameters.txt and related annotation files. It will generate F0 contours and embed them into Praat Manipulation objects corresponding to each input file.
Synthesis from templates
1. Open Praat and click on the menu Praat -> PENTAtrainer2 -> Synthesize
2. Choose the working directory. The program will synthesize speech corresponding to all utterances that have been annotated and learned via PENTAtrainer2 in the previous steps.
3. Customize the synthesis options. You can use the Synthesis tool in either an interactive mode by selecting Interactive View or an automatic processing mode by selecting Process all files without pause. If you select the second option, Synthesis tool will automatically synthesize F0 contours of all corresponding input. In this case, you can tick Inspect Manipulation so that the program will insert synthetic F0 contours to the corresponding Praat Manipulation object for later inspection. The next step in this documentation will concern with the first option, Interactive View.
4. Once you click Start, the program will display the interactive Synthesis window. In this window, you can inspect synthesized F0 contours both visually and perceptually. You can move through the corpus by using the control panel on the top (Previous, Next). You can play original and synthesized sounds by clicking the buttons on the control panel (Play original, Play resynthesis). You can also zoom into the contours by using the zoom and arrow buttons. The list of communicative functions are displayed after the F0 contours.
1. Open Praat and click on the menu Praat -> PENTAtrainer2 -> Synthesize
2. Choose the working directory. The program will synthesize speech corresponding to all utterances that have been annotated and learned via PENTAtrainer2 in the previous steps.
3. Customize the synthesis options. You can use the Synthesis tool in either an interactive mode by selecting Interactive View or an automatic processing mode by selecting Process all files without pause. If you select the second option, Synthesis tool will automatically synthesize F0 contours of all corresponding input. In this case, you can tick Inspect Manipulation so that the program will insert synthetic F0 contours to the corresponding Praat Manipulation object for later inspection. The next step in this documentation will concern with the first option, Interactive View.
4. Once you click Start, the program will display the interactive Synthesis window. In this window, you can inspect synthesized F0 contours both visually and perceptually. You can move through the corpus by using the control panel on the top (Previous, Next). You can play original and synthesized sounds by clicking the buttons on the control panel (Play original, Play resynthesis). You can also zoom into the contours by using the zoom and arrow buttons. The list of communicative functions are displayed after the F0 contours.