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Stereo ACC Real-Time Audio Communication

Authors: Ferreira, Anibal; Abreu, Filipe; Sinha, Deepen

AES Convention 125 · Paper 7502 · October 2008

Abstract

Audio Communication Coder (ACC) is a codec that has been optimized for monophonic encoding of mixed speech/audio material while minimizing codec delay and improving intrinsic error robustness. In this paper we describe two major recent algorithmic improvements to ACC: on-the-fly bit rate switching and coding of stereo. A combination of source, parametric and perceptual coding techniques allows a very graceful switching between different bit rates with minimal impact on the subjective quality. A real-time GUI demonstration platform is available that illustrates the ACC operation from 16 kbit/s mono till 256 kbit/s stereo. A real-time two-way stereo communication platform over Bluetooth has also been implemented that illustrates the ACC operational flexibility and robustness in error-prone environments.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 125
AES Convention
125
Paper number
7502
Publication date
October 6, 2008
Session subject
Audio Coding
Affiliation
University of Porto / ATC Labs; SEEGNAL Research (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper