Audio decoder

Abstract

Provided is an audio decoder which can reduce an amount of arithmetic operations while suppressing occurrence of aliasing noise. The audio decoder includes: a decoder () and an analysis filter bank () which generate, from a coded down-mixed signal, the first frequency band signal (x) corresponding to a down-mixed signal (M); a channel expansion unit () which converts the first frequency band signal (x) generated by the analysis filter bank () into output signals (y) corresponding to respective audio signals of N channels, using BC information; an synthesis filter bank () which performs band synthesis for the output signals (y) generate by the channel expansion unit () and thereby converts the output signals (y) into the respective audio signals of the N channels on a time axis; and an aliasing noise detection unit () which detects occurrence of aliasing noise in the first frequency band signal (x). The channel expansion unit () further prevents the aliasing noise from being included in the output signals (y), based on information detected by the aliasing noise detection unit ().