Milestones

To keep on track, check your progress against these milestones. Try to stay ahead of them if you can.
Friday, 16 January 2026
  • Speech Synthesis - milestone
    Friday, 16 January 2026

    Read the assignment “Introduction” and completed all tasks in “Access the compute facility” including: logging in to Eddie; setting up ssh keys; using tmux; using VS Code; copying a file to and from ECDF.

Friday, 23 January 2026
  • Speech Synthesis - milestone
    Friday, 23 January 2026

    Trained a model on existing ARCTIC data. Booked (and ideally completed) your studio training session. After training, you should book your first recording session, where you will record ARCTIC A only.

Friday, 30 January 2026
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    Friday, 30 January 2026

    Learned how to make recordings. Started your recordings of ARCTIC A. Decided whether to do automatic script selection, or a manual design.

Friday, 06 February 2026
  • Speech Synthesis - milestone
    Friday, 06 February 2026

    Completed recording of ARCTIC A script.

    Selected your limited domain. For automatic script selection, identified a source of text to select from.

Friday, 13 February 2026
  • Speech Synthesis - milestone
    Friday, 13 February 2026

    Attempted to create a voice from your own ARCTIC A recordings.

    Implemented your automatic script design algorithm, or manually created your additional script.

Friday, 20 February 2026
  • Speech Synthesis - milestone
    Friday, 20 February 2026

    Completed all recordings, including your own additional material.

Friday, 27 February 2026
  • Speech Synthesis - milestone
    Friday, 27 February 2026

    Listening test design started. Decided on method for implementing the test (e.g., online). Made decision about final set of voices required to test your hypotheses. Started creating those voices.

Friday, 06 March 2026
  • Speech Synthesis - milestone
    Friday, 06 March 2026

    Listening test designed and implemented. Pilot listening test with one or two listeners completed.

Friday, 13 March 2026
  • Speech Synthesis - milestone
    Friday, 13 March 2026

    Listening test underway. Continued experimentation to explore design choices.

Friday, 20 March 2026
  • Speech Synthesis - milestone
    Friday, 20 March 2026

    Optional small follow-on listening test designed. Decided which hypotheses and experiments will feature in your lab report. Selected an evaluation method for each, which will be a listening test in some cases, but not all.

Friday, 27 March 2026
  • Speech Synthesis - milestone
    Friday, 27 March 2026

    Completed draft write-up.

Thursday, 09 April 2026
  • Speech Synthesis Milestone: Coursework Due 12 noon
    Thursday, 09 April 2026

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