Title :
A coherence-based algorithm for noise reduction in dual-microphone applications
Author :
Yousefian, Nima ; Kokkinakis, Kostas ; Loizou, Philipos C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we present a novel coherence-based dual-microphone noise reduction approach and show how the proposed technique can capitalize on the small microphone spacing in order to suppress coherent noise present inside a realistic reverberant environment. Listening tests with normal-hearing subjects conducted in a two-microphone array configuration, reveal that the proposed method outperforms the generalized sidelobe canceller (GSC), which is commonly used in suppressing coherent noise.
Keywords :
microphone arrays; reverberation; signal denoising; GSC; coherence-based algorithm; dual microphone array configuration applications; generalized sidelobe canceller; listening tests; noise reduction; normal-hearing subjects; realistic reverberant environment; small microphone spacing; Coherence; Microphones; Noise measurement; Noise reduction; Signal to noise ratio; Speech;
Conference_Titel :
Signal Processing Conference, 2010 18th European
Conference_Location :
Aalborg