Dense-TSNet: Dense Connected Two-Stage Structure for Ultra-Lightweight Speech Enhancement

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Main Authors: Lin, Zizhen, Li, Yuanle, Wang, Junyu, Li, Ruili
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author Lin, Zizhen
Li, Yuanle
Wang, Junyu
Li, Ruili
author_facet Lin, Zizhen
Li, Yuanle
Wang, Junyu
Li, Ruili
contents Speech enhancement aims to improve speech quality and intelligibility in noisy environments. Recent advancements have concentrated on deep neural networks, particularly employing the Two-Stage (TS) architecture to enhance feature extraction. However, the complexity and size of these models remain significant, which limits their applicability in resource-constrained scenarios. Designing models suitable for edge devices presents its own set of challenges. Narrow lightweight models often encounter performance bottlenecks due to uneven loss landscapes. Additionally, advanced operators such as Transformers or Mamba may lack the practical adaptability and efficiency that convolutional neural networks (CNNs) offer in real-world deployments. To address these challenges, we propose Dense-TSNet, an innovative ultra-lightweight speech enhancement network. Our approach employs a novel Dense Two-Stage (Dense-TS) architecture, which, compared to the classic Two-Stage architecture, ensures more robust refinement of the objective function in the later training stages. This leads to improved final performance, addressing the early convergence limitations of the baseline model. We also introduce the Multi-View Gaze Block (MVGB), which enhances feature extraction by incorporating global, channel, and local perspectives through convolutional neural networks (CNNs). Furthermore, we discuss how the choice of loss function impacts perceptual quality. Dense-TSNet demonstrates promising performance with a compact model size of around 14K parameters, making it particularly well-suited for deployment in resource-constrained environments.
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Lin, Zizhen
Li, Yuanle
Wang, Junyu
Li, Ruili
Audio and Speech Processing
Sound
Speech enhancement aims to improve speech quality and intelligibility in noisy environments. Recent advancements have concentrated on deep neural networks, particularly employing the Two-Stage (TS) architecture to enhance feature extraction. However, the complexity and size of these models remain significant, which limits their applicability in resource-constrained scenarios. Designing models suitable for edge devices presents its own set of challenges. Narrow lightweight models often encounter performance bottlenecks due to uneven loss landscapes. Additionally, advanced operators such as Transformers or Mamba may lack the practical adaptability and efficiency that convolutional neural networks (CNNs) offer in real-world deployments. To address these challenges, we propose Dense-TSNet, an innovative ultra-lightweight speech enhancement network. Our approach employs a novel Dense Two-Stage (Dense-TS) architecture, which, compared to the classic Two-Stage architecture, ensures more robust refinement of the objective function in the later training stages. This leads to improved final performance, addressing the early convergence limitations of the baseline model. We also introduce the Multi-View Gaze Block (MVGB), which enhances feature extraction by incorporating global, channel, and local perspectives through convolutional neural networks (CNNs). Furthermore, we discuss how the choice of loss function impacts perceptual quality. Dense-TSNet demonstrates promising performance with a compact model size of around 14K parameters, making it particularly well-suited for deployment in resource-constrained environments.
title Dense-TSNet: Dense Connected Two-Stage Structure for Ultra-Lightweight Speech Enhancement
topic Audio and Speech Processing
Sound
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.11725