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Efficient Compression of Oversampled 1-bit Audio Signals

Authors: Reiss, Joshua D.; Sandler, Mark B.

AES Convention 111 · Paper 5472 · November 2001

Abstract

Sigma delta modulation is a popular technique for high-resolution analog-to-digital conversion and digital-to-analog-conversion. It has been considered as a new format for recording and storage of audio signals. To reduce the storage capacity, a lossless compression scheme can be applied. However, this scheme offers less than 3:1 compression. This may not be sufficient for storage on media such as a Digital Versatile Disk (DVD). We propose a scheme based on a technique known as bit-grouping. Errors are introduced in the compression, but they are confined to frequencies outside the audible range. Our studies indicate that bit-grouping allows one to achieve greater than 4:1 compression.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 111
AES Convention
111
Paper number
5472
Publication date
November 6, 2001
Session subject
Signal Processing
Affiliation
Electronic Engineering, King’s College, University of London, Strand, London, UK (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper