Speech bandwidth extension

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2005-05-03

2005-05-03

Knepper, David D. (Department: 2654)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Speech signal processing

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ABSTRACT:
A common narrow-band speech signal is expanded into a wide-band speech signal. The expanded speech signal gives the impression of a wide-band speech signal regardless of what type of vocoder is used. Extending the narrow-band speech signal into a lower range involves analyzing the narrow-band speech signal to generate one or more parameters, and synthesizing a lower frequency-band signal based on at least one of the one or more parameters. The synthesized lower frequency-band signal is then combined with a signal that is derived from (e.g., via up-sampling) the narrow-band speech signal. In preferred embodiments, a pitch frequency parameter is generated, and generation of the lower frequency-band signal includes generating continuous sine tones that are frequency shifted with the pitch frequency parameter.

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