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A Hybrid Speech Codec Employing Parametric and Perceptual Coding Techniques

Authors: Czyzewski, Andrzej; Kulesza, Maciej; Szwoch, Grzegorz

AES Convention 121 · Paper 6956 · October 2006

Abstract

A hybrid speech codec for VoIP telephony applications is presented employing combined parametric and perceptual coding techniques. The signal is divided into voiced signal components that are encoded using the perceptual algorithm, unvoiced components that are encoded parametrically and transients that are not encoded with a lossy method. The codec architecture where voiced part of the CELP residual signal is perceptually encoded and transmitted to the decoder along with the CELP main bit stream is also examined. Various methods for transient detection in the speech signal are discussed. The results of experiments revealing the improved subjective quality of the transmitted speech are also presented.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 121
AES Convention
121
Paper number
6956
Publication date
October 6, 2006
Session subject
Computers & Mobile Audio
Affiliation
Gdansk University of Technology (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper