Brad Story is especially fascinated by synthetic voices, used in everything from video games to machines that translate documents into spoken words for the visually impaired.
Brad Story 对合成应用于各个方面的声音特别着迷,合成内容包括从电子游戏到为残障人士而设计的翻译文件成为真人语音的机器。
He is working to make these artificial voices sound more human by re-creating the complicated physics that go into the production of speech.
通过把演讲中的语言重新创造成复杂的物理符号,他致力于使这些人造声音能够更人化。
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Typical synthesized speech sounds robotic because it’s difficult to duplicate human anatomy. Story says that’s because it takes more muscles to say a few words than it does to play the piano.
典型的合成语音听起来像机器人,因为复制人体解剖是很困难的。Story表示是因为说几句话比起弹钢琴需要更多的肌肉运动。