Abstract: Nowadays, artificial intelligence (AI)-based voice conversion (VC) models generate high-quality and natural-sounding voices efficiently. While existing studies have focused on detecting ...

TL;DR: Sony introduced the Pulse Elevate wireless speakers, designed for PS5, PC, and Mac, delivering immersive gaming audio with Tempest 3D AudioTech and studio-inspired drivers. Featuring ...

Behind the Geisha Steak and Sushi Lounge sushi bar is a sushi clock: ticktock, ticktock. Shrimp is two, octopus is three, salmon eggs (ikura) are five and so on. Behind the Geisha lounge bar are ...

Over the coming year, Philly Pretzel Factory will begin selling soft-serve ice cream and water ice at some of its stores in a push to expand the company's dessert offerings. The Bensalem-based ...

Abstract: Speaker attribute perturbation offers a feasible approach to asynchronous voice anonymization by employing adversarially perturbed speech as anonymized output. In order to enhance the ...

Twangy voices are a hallmark of country music and many regional accents. However, this speech type, often described as "brassy" and "bright," can also be used to get a message across in a noisy ...

At an Omaha, Nebraska, festival this summer, new work explores the intersection of art, disability and technology, asking questions like "who has a voice?" and "who gets to be heard?" Senior arts ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard has been around for years and is what has made it easy for users to connect peripherals and other ...

“OK, so you have to say it with a smile, no matter what you’re saying, because the shape of your mouth makes a difference.” Kristen DiMercurio is teaching me how to sound like my Bluetooth speaker.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Jennifer Tuohy of The Verge about changes to Amazon's smart speakers. Users will no longer be able to opt not to have their voice recordings sent to the cloud. Smart ...