Apparatus and method for improving an audio signal in the spectral domain
US9672843B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L25/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method of improving audio signal in the spectral domain starts by receiving audio signal that includes signals from sources including speech source and music source. Audio signal is tuned for output by sound output device. Portions of audio signal are analyzed in a spectral domain to determine whether adjustments are required. Analyzing portions of audio signal includes determining whether anomaly is present in frequency band of audio signal in spectral domain by using at least one metric. Metrics include band energy ratios, spectral centroid, spectral tilt, spectral flux, spectral variance, absolute thresholds, and relative thresholds. Audio signal is adjusted to improve audio signal in spectral domain when audio signal is determined to require adjustments. Adjusting audio signal includes adjusting values of the metric in frequency band that is determined to include anomaly to correspond to clustering of metric values for audio signal in spectral domain. Other embodiments are also described.
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