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Watermark-Aided Pre-Echo Reduction in Low Bit-Rate Audio Coding

Authors: Samaali, Imen; Mahé, Gaël; Turki, Monia

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 60 · Issue 6 · pp. 431–443 · June 2012

Abstract

Low bit-rate coding/decoding with standard AAC and MP3 coders smoothes attacks in transient signals and increases the pre-echo. A system is proposed for reducing pre-echo artifacts by embedding temporal envelope correction as watermarking data, which eliminates the need for an auxiliary communications channel. The restored signal is reconstructed at the receiver from two components: the decoded signal generated by the core decoder, and the temporal envelope of the original signal, which is represented by a few parameters that are transmitted as embedded data in the audio signal.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
60
Issue
6
Pages
431–443
Publication date
June 6, 2012
Affiliation
LIPADE, University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France; U2S, National Engineering School of Tunis, University Tunis, El Manar, Tunisia (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article