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MPEG-D Spatial Audio Object Coding for Dialogue Enhancement (SAOC-DE)

Authors: Paulus, Jouni; Herre, Jürgen; Murtaza, Adrian; Terentiv, Leon; Fuchs, Harald; Disch, Sascha; Ridderbusch, Falko

AES Convention 138 · Paper 9220 · May 2015

Abstract

The topic of Dialogue Enhancement and personalization of audio has recently received increased attention. Both hearing-impaired and normal-hearing audience benefit, for example, from the possibility of boosting the commentator speech to minimize listening effort, or to attenuate the speech in favor of sports stadium atmosphere in order to enhance the feeling of being there. In late 2014, the ISO/MPEG standardization group made available a new specification, Spatial Audio Object Coding for Dialogue Enhancement (SAOC-DE), which was closely derived from the well-known MPEG-D Spatial Audio Object Coding (SAOC). This paper describes the architecture and features of the new system. The envisioned applications will be discussed and the performance of the new technology is demonstrated in subjective listening tests.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 138
AES Convention
138
Paper number
9220
Publication date
May 6, 2015
Session subject
Spatial Audio
Affiliation
International Audio Laboratories Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, Erlangen, Germany (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper