Fast fundamental frequency determination via adaptive autocorrelation

We present an algorithm for the estimation of fundamental frequencies in voiced audio signals. The method is based on an autocorrelation of a signal with a segment of the same signal. During operation, frequency estimates are calculated and the segment is updated whenever a period of the signal is detected. The fast estimation of fundamental frequencies with low error rate and simple implementation is interesting for real-time speech signal processing.

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