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causticism authored Feb 14, 2022
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A flapped n is sometimes labeled as [nx], but to reduce training this is labeled as [n]
Please refer to the "flapped n US" folder for an example.

Additionally, we have the [cl] phoneme.
The [cl] phoneme is used to control "consonant closures", however the model will learn this contextually on it's own.
Instead, the [cl] phoneme is used as a toggle, to label consonants in clusters that don't match the default pronunciation.
As an example, "Kit Kat" is open said where the [t] are closures (they aren't pronounced)
For concatenative synthesis these would be labeled as [t][cl]/[tcl]. However, for NN this would be contextually learned.
However, if the vocalist pronounced the [t] fully (the opposite of what is expected), then you would add [cl].
Additionally, we have the [ct] phoneme.
The [ct] phoneme is used to control "consonant closures", however the model will learn this contextually on it's own.
Instead, the [ct] phoneme is used as a toggle, to label consonants in clusters that don't match the default pronunciation.
As an example, "Kit Kat" is open said where the [t] phonemes are closures (they aren't pronounced**).
For concatenative synthesis these would be labeled as [tcl]. However, for NN this would be contextually learned.
However, if the vocalist pronounced the [t] fully (the opposite of what is expected), then you would add [ct].
The same applies to the reverse.
Do not confuse [cl] with adding a [axh] or [exh] release after some consonants.
The [cl] goes AFTER the consonant to alter it.
Do not confuse [ct] with adding a [axh] or [exh] release after some consonants.
The [ct] goes AFTER the consonant to alter it.
** some speakers use a glottal stop instead of a closure [t], this should be labeled as [q].

And as a final note, we now have the [cs] phoneme.
[cs] stands for "consonant sustain" and is for holding the silence of hard/popped (and devoiced) consonants.
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