Noise reduction algorithms in a generalized transform domain
IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing
On optimal frequency-domain multichannel linear filtering for noise reduction
IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing
Restoration of audio documents by means of extended Kalman filter
IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing
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Noise reduction for speech enhancement is a useful technique, but in general it is a challenging problem. While a single-channel algorithm is easy to use in practice, it inevitably introduces speech distortion to the desired speech signal while reducing noise. Today, the explosive growth in computational power and the continuous drop in the cost and size of acoustic electric transducers are driving the interest of employing multiple microphones in speech processing systems. This opens new opportunities for noise reduction. In this paper, we present an analysis of three multichannel noise reduction algorithms, namely Wiener filter, subspace, and spatial-temporal prediction, in a common framework. We intend to investigate whether it is possible for the multichannel noise reduction algorithms to reduce noise without speech distortion. Finally, we justify what we learn via theoretical analyses by simulations using real impulse responses measured in the varechoic chamber at Bell Labs.