Low-complexity semi-parametric joint-stereo audio transform coding
2015
Traditional audio codecs based on real-valued transforms utilize separate and largely independent algorithmic schemes for parametric coding of noise-like or high-frequency spectral components as well as channel pairs. It is shown that in the frequency-domain part of coders such as Extended HE-AAC, these schemes can be unified into a single algorithmic block located at the core of the modified discrete cosine transform path, enabling greater flexibility like semi-parametric coding and large savings in codec delay and complexity. This paper focuses on the stereo coding aspect of this block and demonstrates that, by using specially chosen spectral configurations when deriving the parametric side-information in the encoder, perceptual artifacts can be reduced and the spatial processing in the decoder can remain real-valued. Listening tests confirm the benefit of our proposal at intermediate bit-rates.
Keywords:
- Shannon–Fano coding
- Theoretical computer science
- Transform coding
- Sub-band coding
- Speech recognition
- Lapped transform
- Extended Adaptive Multi-Rate – Wideband
- Joint (audio engineering)
- Adaptive Multi-Rate audio codec
- MPEG-4 Part 3
- Computer science
- Data compression
- Speech coding
- Algorithm
- Modified discrete cosine transform
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