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Real-Time Subband-ADPCM Low-Delay Audio Coding Approach

Authors: Keiler, Florian

AES Convention 120 · Paper 6748 · May 2006

Abstract

A low-delay audio codec using the ADPCM structure (ADPCM = adaptive differential pulse code modulation) in subbands is presented. With the use of 8 subbands a coarse spectral shaping of the coding noise is obtained and the signal delay is approximately 3 ms. The targeted bit rate is in the range from 128 to 176 kbit/s per channel for near transparent audio quality. The codec uses a cosine-modulated filterbank and backward adaptive calculation of the prediction coefficients and quantization scaling factors. The computations are optimized for a real-time implementation on a fixed-point DSP with an almost constant workload over time. A comparison with the Philips Subband Coder (SBC) and the Fraunhofer Ultra Low Delay Codec (ULD) is performed.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 120
AES Convention
120
Paper number
6748
Publication date
May 6, 2006
Session subject
Low Bit-Rate Audio Coding
Affiliation
THOMSON, Corporate Research, Audio Processing Lab (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper