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Convention Paper

Parametric Bit Allocation in a Perceptual Audio Coder

Authors: Davidson, Grant A.; Fielder, Louis D.; Link, Brian D.

AES Convention 97 · Paper 3921 · November 1994

Abstract

The psychoacoustically based bit allocation algorithm employed in the AC-3 multichannel audio coder is presented. This algorithm differs from previous schemes in that it combines advantages of both forward and backward adaptation. The parametric approach is based upon conveying only the essential psychoacoustic features to the decoder instead of the entire bit assignment. The technique allows a greater percentage of the bits available for coding to be applied to audio data, and enables encoder improvements without modifying the decoder.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 97
AES Convention
97
Paper number
3921
Publication date
November 6, 1994
Session subject
Audio Encoding
Affiliation
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., San Francisco, CA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper