Parametric Multi-Channel Separation and Re-Panning of Harmonics Sources

Martin Weiss Hansen, Jacob Møller Hjerrild, Mads Græsbøll Christensen, Jesper Kjeldskov

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Abstract

In this paper, a method for separating stereophonic mixtures into their harmonic constituents is proposed. The method is based on a harmonic signal model. An observed mixture is decomposed by first estimating the panning parameters of the sources, and then estimating the fundamental frequencies and the amplitudes of the harmonic components. The number of sources and their panning parameters are estimated using an approach based on clustering of narrowband interaural level and time differences. The panning parameter distribution is modelled as a Gaussian mixture and the generalized variance is used for selecting the number of sources. The fundamental frequencies of the sources are estimated using an iterative approach. To enforce spectral smoothness when estimat- ing the fundamental frequencies, a codebook of magnitude ampli- tudes is used to limit the amount of energy assigned to each har- monic. The source models are used to form Wiener filters which are used to reconstruct the sources. The proposed method can be used for source re-panning (demonstration given), remixing, and multi-channel upmixing, e.g. for hi-fi systems with multiple loud- speakers.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 21st International Conference on Digital Audio Effects (DAFx-18), Aveiro, Portugal, September 4–8, 2018
Number of pages8
PublisherUniversidade de Aveiro, Comissão Editorial
Publication date4 Sept 2018
Publication statusPublished - 4 Sept 2018
Event21st International Conference on Digital Audio Effects (Dafx 2018) - Aveiro, Portugal
Duration: 4 Sept 20188 Sept 2018

Conference

Conference21st International Conference on Digital Audio Effects (Dafx 2018)
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityAveiro
Period04/09/201808/09/2018
SeriesInternational Conference on Digital Audio Effects
ISSN2413-6700

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