摘要:
The present invention provides a new method and an apparatus for spectral envelope encoding. The invention teaches how to perform and signal compactly a time/frequency mapping of the envelope representation, and further, encode the spectral envelope data efficiently using adaptive time/frequency directional coding. The method is applicable to both natural audio coding and speech coding systems and is especially suited for coders using SBR [WO 98/57436] or other high frequency reconstruction methods.
摘要:
The present invention proposes a new method and apparatus for the improvement of digital filterbanks, by a complex extension of cosine modulated digital filterbanks. The invention employs complex-exponential modulation of a low-pass prototype filter and a new method for optimizing the characteristics of this filter. The invention substantially reduces artifacts due to aliasing emerging from independent modifications of subband signals, for example when using a filterbank as an spectral equalizer. The invention is preferably implemented in software, running on a standard PC or a digital signal processor (DSP), but can also be hardcoded on a custom chip. The invention offers essential improvements for various types of digital equalizers, adaptive filters, multiband companders and spectral envelope adjusting filterbanks used in high frequency reconstruction (HFR) systems.
摘要:
The present invention proposes a new method and a new apparatus for enhancement of audio source coding systems utilising high frequency reconstruction (HFR). It utilises adaptive filtering to reduce artifacts due to different tonal characteristics in different frequency ranges of an audio signal upon which HFR is performed. The present invention is applicable to both speech coding and natural audio coding systems.
摘要:
The method involves filtering a low band signal through the analysis part of a digital filter bank and obtaining a set of subband signals. A number of the subband signals are patched from consecutive channels of the filter bank to consecutive channels in the synthesis part of a digital filter bank. Each of the subband signals is patched from a channel with frequency index k to a channel with frequency index j not equal to k. The patched subband signals are adjusted in accordance to a desired spectral envelope. The adjusted subband signals are filtered through the synthesis part of a digital filter bank. An envelope adjusted and frequency translated or folded signal is obtained. An Independent claim is included for an apparatus for enhancement of source coding systems using high-frequency reconstruction techniques.
摘要:
The method involves filtering a low band signal through the analysis part of a digital filter bank and obtaining a set of subband signals. A number of the subband signals are patched from consecutive channels of the filter bank to consecutive channels in the synthesis part of a digital filter bank. Each of the subband signals is patched from a channel with frequency index k to a channel with frequency index j not equal to k. The patched subband signals are adjusted in accordance to a desired spectral envelope. The adjusted subband signals are filtered through the synthesis part of a digital filter bank. An envelope adjusted and frequency translated or folded signal is obtained. An Independent claim is included for an apparatus for enhancement of source coding systems using high-frequency reconstruction techniques.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a new method for enhancement of source coding systems using high-frequency reconstruction. The invention teaches that tonal signals can be classified as either pulse-train-like or non-pulse-train-like. Relying on this classification, significant improvements on the perceived audio quality can be obtained by adaptive switching of transposers. The invention shows that the so-switched transposers must have fundamental differences in their characteristics.