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Improving the quality of speech in noisy environments
Improving the quality of speech in noisy environments
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Parikh, Devi
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Anderson, David V.
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In this thesis, we are interested in processing noisy speech signals that are meant to be heard by humans, and hence we approach the noise-suppression problem from a perceptual perspective. We develop a noise-suppression paradigm that is based on a model of the human auditory system, where we process signals in a way that is natural to the human ear. Under this paradigm, we transform an audio signal in to a perceptual domain, and processes the signal in this perceptual domain. This approach allows us to reduce the background noise and the audible artifacts that are seen in traditional noise-suppression algorithms, while preserving the quality of the processed speech. We develop a single- and dual-microphone algorithm based on this perceptual paradigm, and conduct subjecting tests to show that this approach outperforms traditional noise-suppression techniques. Moreover, we investigate the cause of audible artifacts that are generated as a result of suppressing the noise in noisy signals, and introduce constraints on the noise-suppression gain such that these artifacts are reduced.
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2012-11-06
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