An Iterative Approach to Pitch – marking of Speech Signals without Electroglottographic Data

We propose an iterative approach to high–quality pitch– marking of speech recordings without the use of laryngographic data. Our method first identifies islands of pitch marks that can be determined with high confidence. These islands are then extended into neighboring regions. A second round of island identification and extension with lower quality requirements fills the remaining gaps. We evaluate this pitch–marking method against pitch–marks produced with thePraatsound analysis software [1].

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