DFT-Vocoder using harmonic-sieve pitch extraction

The DFT-vocoder is based on speech analysis and synthesis using the discrete Fourier transform (DFT). Analysis is done using hopping-DFT and spectral parameters are obtained by a piece-wise constant approximation of the amplitude spectrum. The harmonic-sieve technique for pitch extraction combines very well with this scheme because it is based on hopping-DFT as well. Synthesis is achieved by convolution of the generated excitation signal with the inverse-DFT of the reconstructed piece-wise constant amplitude spectrum. In this paper a 2400 bit/s implementation of the DFT-vocoder is discussed.