Applied Speech and Audio Processing

This hands-on, one-stop resource describes the key techniques of speech and audio processing illustrated with extensive MATLAB examples.

This one-stop resource blends speech and hearing research to describe the key techniques of speech and audio processing. MATLAB examples are provided throughout to illustrate the concepts discussed and give the reader hands-on experience with important techniques. This is a valuable resource for those working with speech and audio systems.Applied Speech and Audio Processing is a MATLAB-based, one-stop resource that blends speech and hearing research in describing the key techniques of speech and audio processing. This practically oriented text provides MATLAB examples throughout to illustrate the concepts discussed and to give the reader hands-on experience with important techniques. Chapters on basic audio processing and the characteristics of speech and hearing lay the foundations of speech signal processing, which are built upon in subsequent sections explaining audio handling, coding, compression, and analysis techniques. The final chapter explores a number of advanced topics that use these techniques, including psychoacoustic modelling, a subject which underpins MP3 and related audio formats. With its hands-on nature and numerous MATLAB examples, this book is ideal for graduate students and practitioners working with speech or audio systems.