A noise reduction system based on hybrid noise estimation technique and post-filtering in arbitrary noise environments

Speech Communication

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-126

  Li, Junfeng ^a   Akagi, Masato ^a  

^a JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coherence function; Hybrid noise estimation; Post filtering; Speech presence uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE MEASUREMENT; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPEECH PROCESSING;

COHERENCE FUNCTION; HYBRID NOISE ESTIMATION; POST-FILTERING; SPEECH PRESENCE UNCERTAINTY;

NOISE ABATEMENT;

EID: 29444446789     PISSN: 01676393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.specom.2005.06.013     Document Type: Article

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