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Marco Liuni is the co-founder and audio miner at Alta Voce, a research-backed startup based in Paris, France that shapes the emotions in human and artificial voices to enhance communication.Their product, Alta Call, is a voice transformation technology for contact centers, improving both the clarity of speech and enhancing the smile in the voice. Marco explains how their tech works, and we hear samples of audio that have been transformed.We also cover some of the ethical issues of transforming human voice, and how they are tackling this in the product. Marco shares his advice for newcomers to the field of speech transformation, and some of his recommended reading.HighlightsAvailable at http://bit.ly/voicetechpodcast-ep082aSponsor LinksManning books << 40% off all books code: PODVOICETECH19Conversation Design Institute << 25% off courses: VOICETECH25Voice Tech Pro listener upgrade << no adsRumble Studio << create your free accountLinks from the showAlta Voce (alta-voce.tech)IRCAMItalo Calvino - Invisible CitiesReinventing Organisations - Frederic LalouxVoice Tech Podcast - Pablo Arias, Smiles in the VoiceSubscribe for more episodesApple iTunesGoogle PodcastsSpotifyRead all about itNewsletterMedium BlogWrite for usMake your voice heardTwitterReddit Facebook Email: carl@voicetechpodcast.comShow your supportGo Pro Advertise Leave a reviewSupport the show (https://patreon.com/voicetechpodcast)