New book

[Ian Fritz]

Hi all --

Anyone interested in speech, vocoders, etc. might want to have a look at
this new book:

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Computer Speech
Recognition, Compression, Synthesis
With Introductions to Hearing and Signal Analysis and a Glosssary of
Speech and Computer Terms

Manfred R. Schroeder

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This has a wide range of interesting history, anecdotes and technical
information, from the 1769 speaking machine of Wolfgang Ritter von
Kempelen, through vocoders, linear predictive coding, signal analysis
and processing, modern physical models of the vocal tract and much more.
Beautifully written. Highly recommended.

  Ian