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UNIVERSITY OF PUNE
[4364]-585
B. E. (E&TC) Examination - 2013
SPEECH PROCESSING
(2008 Pattern)
[Time: 3 Hours] [Max. Marks: 100]
Instructions:
1 Answer Q1 or Q2, Q3 or Q4, Q5 or Q6 from section I and Q7 or
Q8, Q9 or Q10, Q11 or Q12 from section II.
2 Answers to the two sections should be written in separate
answer-books.
3 Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4 Draw neat diagrams must be drawn wherever necessary.
5 Assume suitable data, if necessary.
SECTION -I
Q.1 A Explain LTI model for speech production system? What [8]
are their limitations?
B What is pitch? Explain the method of finding pitch of [8]
speech signal using AMDF method? What are
advantages of finding pitch period using AMDF method
over autocorrelation methods?
OR
Q.2 A Explain the terms [8]
1) Vowels 2) Diphthongs. 3) Semivowels 4) nasals
5) fricatives 6) Stops 7) Affricates 8) Consonants
B Explain the technique to separate voiced and unvoiced [8]
region of speech signal using energy and ZCR.
Q.3 A Explain Levinson –Durbin recursive algorithm for [8]
calculation of predictor coefficients.
B Explain the basic principal of linear predictive analysis? [8]
Explain the method of finding LPC coefficients using
autocorrelation method.
OR
Q. 4 A Explain the method to determine pitch period of speech [8]
signal using LPC analysis?
B Explain the basic principal of linear predictive analysis? [8]
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Explain the method of finding LPC coefficients using
covariance method.
Q. 5 A What is MFCC? Explain the method to calculate MFCC [10]
using block diagram?
B With the help of block diagram explain homomorphic [8]
speech processing?
OR
Q. 6 A Explain the method to evaluate the formants o speech [8]
signal using cepstrum analysis. What is importance of
formants in speech processing?
B What is complex ceptrum? Explain the procedure to [10]
evaluate cepstrum of a speech signal? State properties of
complex ceptrum.
SECTION II
Q. 7 A What is speech enhancement? Explain the spectral [8]
subtraction method of speech enhancement technique in
detail.
B Compare different speech enhancement techniques. [8]
OR
Q. 8 A What is wiener filter? Explain the method of speech [8]
enhancement using wiener filtering.
B Explain the method of speech enhancement by re- [8]
synthesis and compare with other methods.
Q. 9 A What are three basic problems associated with HMMs, [6]
Give their solution
B Draw and explain, HMM based isolated word speech [8]
recognition system.
C Write the compact form representation of HMM model [2]
(ߣ).
OR
Q. 10 A Draw and Explain, isolated digit recognition system [8]
using Dynamic time warping.
B Compare Speaker Identification system with Speaker [4]
Verification system.
C State different distortion measures used for Automatic [4]
Speech Recognition system.
Q. 11 A Draw and Explain Speaker Identification system. Also [9]
explain different performance measurement parameters
used for speaker recognition.
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B List out different features used for speaker recognition [9]
system and explain.
OR
Q. 12 A Explain Text-to-Speech conversion system with block [9]
schematic? State different applications of TTS.
B Explain different issues and challenges for speaker [9]
recognition system? What will be the probable solutions
to resolve issues, Explain.
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