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In order to better understand and compare research techniques in building corpus-based speech synthesizers on the same data, the Blizzard Challenge has been devised. The basic challenge is to take the released speech database, build a synthetic voice from the data and synthesize a prescribed set of test sentences. The sentences from each synthesizer | In order to better understand and compare research techniques in building corpus-based speech synthesizers on the same data, the Blizzard Challenge has been devised. The basic challenge is to take the released speech database, build a synthetic voice from the data and synthesize a prescribed set of test sentences. The sentences from each synthesizer are then evaluated through listening tests. | ||
== General information == | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge organisation]] describes how the challenge is organised, who runs it and tells you how you can get involved. | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge Roadmap]] shows the full history and future plan for the challenge. The plan is updated annually and your input is very welcome. | |||
=== Mailing list === | |||
There is a Google Group for discussion and announcements for the challenge: | |||
https://groups.google.com/g/blizzard-challenge-discuss/ | |||
Participants '''must''' join this group in order to receive information about the Challenge. You need to log in to a Google account, then request to join. If you do not have a Google account, you will need to create one. | |||
== The annual challenges == | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge 2023]] | |||
Blizzard Challenge 2022 - not run this year | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge 2021]] | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge 2020]] | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge 2019]] | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge 2018]] | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge 2017]] | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge 2016]] | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge 2015]] | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge 2014]] | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge 2013]] | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge 2012]] | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge 2011]] | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge 2010]] | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge 2009]] | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge 2008]] | |||
[[Blizzard Challenge 2007]] | |||
[http://festvox.org/blizzard/blizzard2006.html Blizzard Challenge 2006] | |||
[http://festvox.org/blizzard/blizzard2005.html Blizzard Challenge 2005] | |||
== Tools and data == | |||
The tools for running your own Blizzard-style listening test and the submissions and listening test results from several previous Challenges are available for your own research. Please remember to acknowledge Blizzard whenever you publish work that makes use of these tools or data. The corpora used in a few of the previous Challenges are also available. | |||
[http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/blizzard/ Tools and data] | |||
[[Category:Blizzard Challenge]] | [[Category:Blizzard Challenge]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:58, 12 January 2023
In order to better understand and compare research techniques in building corpus-based speech synthesizers on the same data, the Blizzard Challenge has been devised. The basic challenge is to take the released speech database, build a synthetic voice from the data and synthesize a prescribed set of test sentences. The sentences from each synthesizer are then evaluated through listening tests.
General information
Blizzard Challenge organisation describes how the challenge is organised, who runs it and tells you how you can get involved.
Blizzard Challenge Roadmap shows the full history and future plan for the challenge. The plan is updated annually and your input is very welcome.
Mailing list
There is a Google Group for discussion and announcements for the challenge:
https://groups.google.com/g/blizzard-challenge-discuss/
Participants must join this group in order to receive information about the Challenge. You need to log in to a Google account, then request to join. If you do not have a Google account, you will need to create one.
The annual challenges
Blizzard Challenge 2022 - not run this year
Tools and data
The tools for running your own Blizzard-style listening test and the submissions and listening test results from several previous Challenges are available for your own research. Please remember to acknowledge Blizzard whenever you publish work that makes use of these tools or data. The corpora used in a few of the previous Challenges are also available.
