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Perceptually Constrained Subspace Method for Enhancing Speech Degraded by Colored Noise

Authors: Borowicz, Adam; Petrovsky, Alexander

AES Convention 118 · Paper 6331 · May 2005

Abstract

In this paper we present a novel method for enhancing speech corrupted by colored noise. A recent extension of signal subspace approach to colored-noise processes is employed. Enhancement is performed using optimal linear estimator which minimizes average signal distortion power for a given set of constraints on the residual noise power spectrum. Perceptual criteria give lower speech distortion than SNR-based solutions. Thus, our proposition is to use constraints defined in DFT domain that are consistent with masking properties of the human ear. Optimal filter is found by solving the constraints’ equations for given masking threshold. Proposed method utilizes currently most advanced ideas in signal subspace speech enhancement and is optimal in the general case of colored-noise process.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 118
AES Convention
118
Paper number
6331
Publication date
May 6, 2005
Session subject
Signal Processing
Affiliation
Bialystok Technical University (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper