Patent ID: 8321210
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for encoding an audio signal to acquire an encoded audio signal, the audio signal being in a first domain, comprising: a first domain converter for converting the audio signal from the first domain into a second domain; a switchable bypass for bypassing the first domain converter or for causing a conversion of the audio signal by the first domain converter in response to a bypass switch control signal; a second domain converter for converting an audio signal received from the switchable bypass or the first domain converter into a third domain, the third domain being different from the second domain; a first processor for encoding the third domain audio signal in accordance with a first coding algorithm to acquire a first processed signal; and a second processor for encoding the audio signal received from the first domain converter in accordance with a second coding algorithm being different from the first coding algorithm to acquire a second processed signal,