Title: Uprooting MaryTTS: Agile Processing and Voicebuilding
Authors: Sébastien Le Maguer, Ingmar Steiner
Abstract:
MaryTTS is a modular speech synthesis system whose development
started around 2003. The system is open-source and has grown significantly thanks
to the contribution of the community. However, the drawback is an increase in
the complexity of the system. This complexity has now reached a stage where the
system is complicated to analyze and maintain.
The current paper presents the new architecture of the MaryTTS system. This
architecture aims to simplify the maintenance but also to provide more flexibility
in the use of the system. To achieve this goal we have completely redesigned the
core of the system using the structure ROOTS. We also have changed the module
sequence logic to make the system more consistent with the designer. Finally, the
voicebuilding has been redesigned to follow a continuous delivery methodology.
All of these changes lead to more accurate development of the system and therefore
more consistent results in its use.
Year: 2017
In session: Poster
Pages: 152 to 159