2022/02/15 by Zdenek Prusa, Zdeněk Průša, Nicki Holighaus +2 · 2 voices
Computer Science · Engineering · #Advanced Adaptive Filtering Techniques #Digital Filter Design and Implementation #Speech and Audio Processing #cs.MS #cs.SD #eess.AS
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2202.07382
openalex publication_date 2022/02/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The phase vocoder (PV) is a widely spread technique for processing audio signals. It employs a short-time Fourier transform (STFT) analysis-modify-synthesis loop and is typically used for time-scaling of signals by means of using different time steps for STFT analysis and synthesis. The main challenge of PV used for that purpose is the correction of the STFT phase. In this paper, we introduce a novel method for phase correction based on phase gradient estimation and its integration. The method does not require explicit peak picking and tracking nor does it require detection of transients and their separate treatment. Yet, the method does not suffer from the typical phase vocoder artifacts even for extreme time stretching factors.