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Main Author: Ciba, Stefan
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.06662
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contents This work introduces a robust single-channel inverse filter for dereverberation of non-ideal recordings, validated on real audio. The developed method focuses on the calculation and modification of a discrete impulse response in order to filter the characteristics from a known digital single channel recording setup and room characteristics such as early reflections and reverberations. The aim is a dryer and clearer signal reconstruction, which ideally would be the direct-path signal. The time domain impulse response is calculated from the cepstral domain and faded by means of frequency bin specific exponential decay in the spectrum. The decay rates are obtained by using the blind estimates of reverberation time ratio between recorded output and test signals for each frequency bin. The modified impulse response does filter a recorded audio-signal by deconvolution. The blind estimation is well known and stands out for its robustness to noise and non-idealities. Estimation of a direct path signal is key to many applications.
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spellingShingle Dereverberation Filter by Deconvolution with Frequency Bin Specific Faded Impulse Response
Ciba, Stefan
Audio and Speech Processing
Sound
This work introduces a robust single-channel inverse filter for dereverberation of non-ideal recordings, validated on real audio. The developed method focuses on the calculation and modification of a discrete impulse response in order to filter the characteristics from a known digital single channel recording setup and room characteristics such as early reflections and reverberations. The aim is a dryer and clearer signal reconstruction, which ideally would be the direct-path signal. The time domain impulse response is calculated from the cepstral domain and faded by means of frequency bin specific exponential decay in the spectrum. The decay rates are obtained by using the blind estimates of reverberation time ratio between recorded output and test signals for each frequency bin. The modified impulse response does filter a recorded audio-signal by deconvolution. The blind estimation is well known and stands out for its robustness to noise and non-idealities. Estimation of a direct path signal is key to many applications.
title Dereverberation Filter by Deconvolution with Frequency Bin Specific Faded Impulse Response
topic Audio and Speech Processing
Sound
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.06662