A-SpeechDB

A-SpeechDB© is an Arabic speech database suited for training acoustic models for Arabic phoneme-based speaker-independent automatic speech recognition systems. The database contains about 20 hours of continuous speech recorded through one desktop omni microphone by 205 native speakers from Egypt (about 30% of females and 70% of males), aged between 20 and 45.Automatically generated transcriptions are provided with a manually revised version for each sentence.Accuracy:•Detailed speaker information: Age, Accent, place of stay, gender•Recording in office environment•Sentence labeled.•Continuous Speech•Automatic first pass transcription•Manual second pass labeling•Each text prompt is unique, no repeated sentences•Sentences chosen to cover all Arabic phonetics several timesTechnology:•Automatic transcription using TransArab©•Recording using DBRec© or Validator©•Validation using Validator©Audio:•Sample Rate : 16 KHz•Resolution: 16 bit PCM•Format: MAF (A tool is included to convert the database to WAV format)Text:•Labeled data format: HTK lab format (100 nano-seconds)