Re: [codec] #8: Sample rates?

"Kevin P. Fleming" <kpfleming@digium.com> Tue, 13 April 2010 17:46 UTC

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stephen botzko wrote:
> Superwideband (and even fullband) do make speech somewhat more
> intelligible, and also reduce listener fatigue.  Telepresence and other
> videoconferencing equipment use those acoustic bandwidths today, so it
> would be nice if CODEC supported at least superwideband also.

They also greatly enhance the accuracy of speech recognition... and
vendors are starting to produce recognition platforms using wideband
sample libraries now, so it wouldn't hurt to be one step ahead.

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