Abstract:
Disclosed are encoding and decoding apparatuses and methods based on variable sub-band analysis. The encoding method based on variable sub-band analysis includes: generating down-mixed signals out of inputted multiple audio objects and encoding the down-mixed signals; transforming the multiple audio objects into a frequency domain to thereby produce frequency-domain signals; dividing a sub-band of the frequency-domain signals into variable sub-bands based on a characteristic of the sub-band and generating variable sub-band information including information on the variable sub- bands; generating parameter information used for recovering the down-mixed signals based on the variable sub-bands; and encoding the variable sub-band information and the parameter information.
Abstract:
A three-dimensional audio signal processing apparatus using a Head Related Transfer Function (HRTF) includes an audio decoder for decoding audio data to restore original audio signals and a three-dimensional audio generator for generating three-dimensional signals corresponding to the audio signals restored by using the HRTF modeled according to physical characteristics of an user, wherein the HRTF modeled according to physical characteristics of an user is an individualized HRTF.