Cascaded prediction in ADPCM codec structures
The aim of this study is to demonstrate how ADPCM-based codec structures can be improved using cascaded prediction. The advantage of predictor cascades is to allow the adaption to several signal conditions, as it is done in block-based perceptual codecs like MP3, AAC, etc. In other words, additional predictors with a small order are supposed to enhance the prediction of non-stationary signals. The predictor cascade is complemented with a simple adaptive quantizer to yield a simple exemplary codec which is used to demonstrate the influence of the predictor cascade. Several cascade configurations are considered and optimized using a genetic algorithm. A measurement of the prediction gain and the ODG score utilizing the PEAQ algorithm applied to the SQAM dataset shall reveal the potential improvements.