Introduction to Speech Processing

This is a collection of pedagogical material within the topic of speech and language technology. The idea is to provide teachers material for their courses, where they can pick and choose material which is appropriate for their own courses and self-study material on-line for anyone interested.

Authors: Tom Bäckström, Okko Räsänen, Abraham Zewoudie, Pablo Pérez Zarazaga, Liisa Koivusalo
Updated: 2022-01-27
Source: https://wiki.aalto.fi/display/ITSP/Introduction+to+Speech+Processing
Keywords: speech, language, communication, education, machine-learning, English

Speech Banana

Speech Banana is a training application for people learning to hear with a cochlear implant or digital hearing aid. It is designed to build the skills needed for understanding everyday speech.

Authors: Tilak Ratnanather, Joanne, Margo, Rohit, Lindsey, Bruce, Aditya, Seung Wook, Inez, Edric, Sungho, Ben, Mitra
Updated: 2021-06-30
Source: http://speechbanana.jhu.edu/
Keywords: speech-recognition, communication, cochlear-implants, auditory-training, English, Korean

Vocal Tract Imaging: MR and CT Images

Three-dimensional reconstructions of vocal tract shapes based on image sets collected with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and x-ray computed tomography (CT).

Authors: Brad Story
Updated: 2021-04-30
Source: https://sal.arizona.edu/node/22
Keywords: vocal-tract, vowel, images, English

AcousticsApps

Online platform with interactive applications for teaching fundamentals of acoustics and vibration.

Authors: Lennart Moheita, Johannes D. Schmid, Jonas M. Schmid, Martin Eser, Steffen Marburg
Updated: 2021-01-01
Source: http://www.apps.vib.mw.tum.de/
Keywords: education, spectrum, information-technology, acoustics, electromagnetic-radiation, boundary-element-methods, amplitude-modulation, computer-graphics, noise-barriers, musical-instruments, sound-generation

Deep Learning Tutorials

A collection of tutorials on deep learning for phonetics and linguistics.

Authors: Matthew C. Kelley
Updated: 2021-01-01
Source: https://github.com/maetshju/moproc2019_deep_learning_workshop
Keywords: education, neural-networks, speech-recognition, deep-learning

Phonetics Images

Midsaggital images for teaching Phonetics and Speech Science.

Authors: Benjamin V. Tucker
Updated: 2020-12-11
Source: https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-3we9-1463
Keywords: vocal-tract, midsagittal, speech-production, teaching, diagrams

Acoustics and Vibration Animations

Animations illustrating acoustics, vibration, and wave phenomena.

Authors: Daniel A. Russell
Updated: 2020-11-28
Source: https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/demos.html
Keywords: acoustics, vibration, waves, animations, sound

The Model Talker System

The ModelTalker System converts plain English text to speech. It uses recorded speech (either from a prospective SGD user or from a voice donor chosen by or for the SGD user) to create a unique synthetic voice.

Authors: H. Timothy Bunnell, Jason Lilley, Matthew Buzzell, Maxwell Schmid, Bill Moyers, Derek Freer
Updated: 2020-06-25
Source: https://www.modeltalker.org/
Keywords: language, communication, speech, phonology, morphology, English

3D Brain

An interactive model of the brain to identify structures and functions.

Authors: Matt Wimsatt, Jack Simpson, John Morrison, Patrick Hof, Edward Lein, Levi Gadye, Alexis Wnuk, Jane Roskams
Updated: 2017-04-30
Source: https://www.brainfacts.org/3d-brain#intro=true
Keywords: brain, psychology, cognition, English

Real-time MRI IPA Charts

Real-time MRI data from phoneticians producing the sounds of the International Phonetic Alphabet, together with standard sentences and texts.

Authors: Asterios Toutios, Sajan Goud Lingala, Colin Vaz, Jangwon Kim, John Esling, Patricia Keating, Matthew Gordon, Dani Byrd, Louis Goldstein, Krishna Nayak, Shrikanth Narayanan
Updated: 2016-09-08
Source: https://sail.usc.edu/span/rtmri_ipa/
Keywords: IPA, phonetics, speech-sounds, articulation, MRI, real-time-MRI