For example, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is standardizing a speech
encoder known as the Embed ded Variable Bit Rate Codec (EV-VBR) which can encode a …

A device and method for estimating a tonal stability of a Sound signal include: calculating a
current residual spectrum of the sound signal; detecting peaks in the current residual …

The various implementations described enable voice activity detection and/or pitch
estimation for speech signal processing in, for example and without limitation, hearing aids …

A pitch detection method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: performing
pitch detection on an input signal in a signal domain, and obtaining a candidate pitch; …

(57) ABSTRACT A pitch detection method and apparatus, the pitch detection apparatus
includes: a data rearrangement unit which rear ranges Voice data on the basis of a center …

This disclosure relates to voice removal techniques. Such techniques may be useful in a
variety of applications, includ ing the now very popular field of karaoke entertaining. In …

An estimate of a fractional chirp rate of a signal may be computed by using multiple
frequency representations of the signal. A first frequency representation may be computed …

The invention provides an audio encoder including a com bination of a linear predictive
coding filter having a plurality of linear predictive coding coefficients and a time-frequency …

Features that may be computed from a harmonic signal include a fractional chirp rate, a
pitch, and amplitudes of the harmonics. A fractional chirp rate may be estimated, for …

The various embodiments herein provide a system and method to track the pitch of a human
being in real time using time varying model. According to one embodiment, the input voice is …