摘要 |
An encoding apparatus is provided for encoding a wideband digital signal, comprising an input (1) for receiving the wideband digital signal, a splitter unit (3) for splitting the wideband digital signal into a number of M sub signals and a formatting unit (7) for assembling digital information including said data reduced sub signals into a digital output signal having a format suitable for transmission or storage. During a repeated encoding and decoding of a wideband digital signal in a subband encoding/decoding system or a transform encoding/decoding system, signal degradation may occur. In order to avoid this, the apparatus further comprises a variable delay unit (20) coupled between the input (1) and the splitter unit (3), for realizing a delay, the length of which is controlled by a control signal, and a control signal generator unit (24) for generating said control signal.
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