• DocumentCode
    1147102
  • Title

    The MPEG Surround Audio Coding Standard [Standards in a Nutshell]

  • Author

    Hilpert, Johannes ; Disch, Sascha

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Audio, Fraunhofer Inst. for Integrated Circuits, Erlangen
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    148
  • Lastpage
    52
  • Abstract
    This article provides a compact overview of the history, technology, and performance of MPEG Surround. The technology of MPEG Surround is based on the spatial audio coding (SAC) principle: In the encoder, a mono- or stereophonic down- mix is generated from the multichannel input signal, and additional parametric side information is extracted to guide the subsequent up-mix procedure in the decoder.With Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) Surround, a data-rate efficient coding scheme for high-quality multichannel sound using novel parametric coding techniques has been standardized.
  • Keywords
    audio coding; channel coding; code standards; MPEG surround audio coding standard; decoder; moving pictures expert group; multichannel coding; up-mix procedure; Audio coding; Bit rate; DVD; Decoding; Digital audio broadcasting; Digital video broadcasting; MPEG standards; Material storage; Signal processing; Standardization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Signal Processing Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1053-5888
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSP.2008.930433
  • Filename
    4775887