ISCA Archive Eurospeech 1993
ISCA Archive Eurospeech 1993

An articulatory synthesizer for the simulation of consonants

Paul Boersma

We present a model of the lungs, glottis, and vocal tract, that computes numerically the acoustic output that results from the positions, motions, and tensions of the muscles involved. The model is designed to be able to produce almost any possible speech utterance.

Keywords: Articulatory synthesis, Vocal-tract model