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license: cc-by-4.0
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license: cc-by-4.0
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task_categories:
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- automatic-speech-recognition
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- text-to-speech
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language:
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- fr
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pretty_name: Siwis
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size_categories:
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- 1K<n<10K
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# SIWIS French Speech Synthesis Database
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This README provides a concise description of the dataset, including its structure, file naming conventions, and known labeling issues. Additionally, suggestions for potential improvements are outlined in the TODO section.
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The dataset is distributed under the [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), permitting its use for any purpose.
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For more details about the database design and recording process, please refer to:
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Pierre-Edouard Honnet, Alexandros Lazaridis, Philip N. Garner, and Junichi Yamagishi, *The SIWIS French Speech Synthesis Database – Design and recording of a high-quality French database for speech synthesis,* Idiap-Internal-RR-06-2017.
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## Dataset Contents
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The dataset is organized into the following components:
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- **`wavs`**: Segmented audio files.
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- Note: Part 4 contains unsegmented data, and Part 5 is partially segmented.
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- **`text`**: Text prompts corresponding to the audio files.
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- **`lists`**: Recommended training, development, and test sets.
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- **`labs`**: Aligned HTS (Hidden Markov Model-based Text-to-Speech) labels.
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- **`emph_labs`**: Aligned HTS labels with emphasis markers on emphasized words.
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- `P:0`: Neutral words
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- `P:1`: Emphasized words
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- **`other`**:
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- Consolidated prompt files.
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- Question file for use during HTS training with the provided labels.
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## File Naming Conventions
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### Parts 1, 2, 3, and 5
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Files are named using the format:
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`[style]_[type]_[session]_[id].[ext]`
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Where:
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- **`style`**: Speech style
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- `neut`: Neutral
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- `emph`: Emphasized
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- `expr`: Expressive
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- **`type`**: Content type
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- `parl`: Parliament
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- `book`: Book
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- `siwis`: SIWIS prompts
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- `sus`: SUS (Semantically Unpredictable Sentences)
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- `chap`: Chapter
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- **`session`**: Two-digit session identifier.
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- **`id`**: Four-digit unique identifier.
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- **`ext`**: File extension (`wav`, `txt`, `lab`).
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### Part 4
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Files use the format:
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`chap_full.[ext]`
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## Additional Notes
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- **Speakers**:
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- Parts 1 to 4 feature recordings from the same main speaker.
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- Part 5 is recorded by a different speaker.
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- **Labels**:
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- Parts 1 to 3 include aligned labels.
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- Parts 4 and 5 lack labels due to their unsegmented nature.
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## Known Issues
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1. The `[s]` sound in "c'est" is frequently replaced with `[k]`, affecting label accuracy.
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2. In cases where multiple words are emphasized within a sentence, some emphasized words may not be labeled correctly.
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## TODO
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To improve the dataset:
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- Expand labels to include relative position information for emphasized words. For example, indicate the distance of an emphasized word relative to the current word.
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For any questions or further clarification, please contact the dataset maintainers.
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