Title :
A simple method of broad band speech recovery from narrow band speech for quality enhancement
Author :
Yasukawa, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
NTT Opt. Network Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes a system that can enhance the quality of speech signals that have been severely band limited during transmission. We have already proposed a spectrum widening method that utilizes aliasing in sampling rate conversion with digital filtering for spectrum shaping. This paper proposes a new method that offers improved performance in terms of spectrum distortion characteristics. Implementation procedures are clarified, and its performance is discussed. The proposed method can effectively enhance speech quality
Keywords :
digital filters; filtering theory; signal sampling; spectral analysis; speech enhancement; speech intelligibility; speech processing; aliasing; band limited signals; band limited speech transmission; broad band speech recovery; digital filtering; narrow band speech; performance; sampling rate conversion; spectrum distortion; spectrum shaping; speech quality enhancement; speech signals; Band pass filters; Finite impulse response filter; Frequency; Low pass filters; Narrowband; Signal generators; Signal sampling; Speech enhancement; Telephony; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Signal Processing Workshop Proceedings, 1996., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Loen
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3629-1
DOI :
10.1109/DSPWS.1996.555488