Patent ID: 8706480

Claim:
Audio encoder for encoding an audio signal comprising an impulse-like portion and a stationary portion, comprising: an impulse extractor configured for extracting the impulse-like portion from the audio signal, the impulse-extractor comprising an impulse coder for encoding the impulse-like portions to acquire an encoded impulse-like signal; a signal encoder configured for encoding a residual signal derived from the audio signal to acquire an encoded residual signal, the residual signal being derived from the audio signal so that the impulse-like portion is reduced or eliminated from the audio signal; and an output interface configured for outputting the encoded impulse-like signal and the encoded residual signal, to provide an encoded signal, wherein the impulse encoder is configured for not providing an encoded impulse-like signal, when the impulse extractor is not able to find an impulse portion in the audio signal.