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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 are then evaluated through listening tests.
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]] is a long-term plan for the challenge, setting out some possible future challenges. This plan will be updated from time to time and your input is very welcome.
== The annual challenges ==


[http://festvox.org/blizzard/blizzard2005.html Blizzard Challenge 2005]
[http://festvox.org/blizzard/blizzard2005.html Blizzard Challenge 2005]

Revision as of 17:43, 12 March 2012

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 is a long-term plan for the challenge, setting out some possible future challenges. This plan will be updated from time to time and your input is very welcome.

The annual challenges

Blizzard Challenge 2005

Blizzard Challenge 2006

Blizzard Challenge 2007

Blizzard Challenge 2008

Blizzard Challenge 2009

Blizzard Challenge 2010

Blizzard Challenge 2011

Blizzard Challenge 2012


The tools for running your own Blizzard-style listening test and the submissions and listening test results from some previous Challenges are also available:

Tools and data