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INFLUENCE OF THE COMPRESSION ALGORITHMS ON THE QUALITY OF AUDIO PROGRAMS IN DRM DIGITAL RADIO BROADCASTING SYSTEM
Sergei A. Sokolov, OOO Digiton Systems, St. Petersburg, Russia, sokoloff@digiton.ru
Yuri A. Kovalgin, St. Petersburg State University telecommunications them prof. M.A. Bonch-Bruevich, St. Petersburg, Russia, kowalgin@sut.ru
Abstract
This work studied the influence of MPEG-4 HE-AAC v.2 and MPEG-4 xHE-AAC compression algorithms on the reproduction performance of high-quality audio signals. The first part of the article is based on the analysis of earlier publications, studied quality of the compression algorithms for MPEG-4 ISO/IEC 14493-3 (AAC, AAC+SBR, PS, AAC+SBR+PS) and MPEG D Surround standards applied in MPEG-4 HE-AAC v.2 and MPEG-4 xHE-AAC codecs of DAB and DRM systems for digital audio broadcasting, respectively. It has been demonstrated that their use for processing of high-quality audio signals in the frequency range of 40…15000 Hz, allowed to reduce the digital-data rate at the output to 24…30 êbit/s, without observing noticeable phenomena. This conclusion was confirmed in the second part of the article, which described the results of relative comparison of the quality of reproduction of audio signals broadcasted via analogues FM or digital DRM channels. The equipment employed for their realization was described, as well as the methodology to obtain test recordings in order to perform the statistical data analysis. Further, the specific data scales were shown to evaluate the signal pairs being compared. Results of the experiments and their analysis confirmed that, for a digital data rate of 30 êbit/s obtained at the output of the MPEG-4 xHE-AAC coder, the difference in quality was rather weak for audio signals ranging from 40 to 15000 Hz, broadcasted via both analogues and digital channels. In addition, only a marginal difference was noticed for the signal pairs received from the digital output channels of the transmitter processor and DRM receiver. It has been demonstrated that the MPEG-4 xHE-AAC codec, compared to the previous MPEG-4 HE-AAC v.2 version, exhibited clear advantages for practical applications in terms of sound quality. Based on the gained experience, common criteria of deterioration of the data quality were formulated and generalized for all audio compression MPEG standards.
Keywords: digital audio broadcasting, DRM-transmitter, digital data rate, audio-content quality.
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Information about authors:
Sergei A. Sokolov, the General Director of OOO Digiton Systems, St. Petersburg,, Russia
Yuri A. Kovalgin, doctor of technical sciences, professor, department of television and metrology of St. Petersburg State University telecommunications them prof. M.A. Bonch-Bruevich, St. Petersburg, Russia