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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2013
Fraunhofer-gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v., Munich, DE;
Markus Lohwasser, Hersbruck, DE;
Manuel Jander, Erlangen, DE;
Max Neuendorf, Nuremberg, DE;
Ralf Geiger, Erlangen, DE;
Markus Schnell, Nuremberg, DE;
Matthias Hildenbrand, Erlangen, DE;
Tobias Chalupka, Heroldsberg, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for processing an audio signal includes a configurable first audio signal processor for processing the audio signal in accordance with different configuration settings to obtain a processed audio signal, wherein the apparatus is adapted so that different configuration settings result in different sampling rates of the processed audio signal. The apparatus furthermore includes an analysis filter bank having a first number of analysis filter bank channels, a synthesis filter bank having a second number of synthesis filter bank channels, a second audio processor being adapted to receive and process an audio signal having a predetermined sampling rate, and a controller for controlling the first number of analysis filter bank channels or the second number of synthesis filter bank channels in accordance with a configuration setting.