Method of combining at least two audio signals and a microphone system comprising at least two microphones

Abstract

A method of combining at least two audio signals for generating an enhanced system output signal is described. The method comprises the steps of: a) measuring a sound signal at a first spatial position using a first transducer, such as a first microphone, in order to generate a first audio signal comprising a first target signal portion and a first noise signal portion, b) measuring the sound signal at a second spatial position using a second transducer, such as a second microphone, in order to generate a second audio signal comprising a second target signal portion and a second noise signal portion, c) processing the first audio signal in order to phase match and amplitude match the first target signal with the second target signal within a predetermined frequency range and generating a first processed output, d) calculating the difference between the second audio signal and the first processed output in order to generate a subtraction output, e) calculating the sum of the second audio signal and the first processed output in order to generate a summation output, f) processing the subtraction output in order to minimise a contribution from the noise signal portions to the system output signal and generating a second processed output, and g) calculating the difference between the summation output and the second processed output in order to generate the system output signal.