Re: [Freetel-codec2] Codec2 vs Lyra?

It's unfortunate that they didn't compare to LPCnet which would be the nearest comparable tech. Opus at 6kbps is really pushing it to the breaking point (at least with the current encoder). The results sound very impressive... though now I want to hear a 700bps version-- that's below the point

Re: [Freetel-codec2] Codec2 vs Lyra?

Hi Michael, Thanks for the post - very interesting.  Sure is an exciting time for speech coding. The speech quality of Lyra is vastly better than anything Codec 2 can offer at a similar bit rate (3000 bits/s).  Codec 2 would sound closer to the Speex 3 kbit/s samples on the Lyra page. Lyra

[Freetel-codec2] Codec2 vs Lyra?

Hi, While I've watched from afar, this is my first message to this list. I was wondering how Codec 2 compares to this latest effort from Google; Lyra. https://ai.googleblog.com/2021/02/lyra-new-very-low-bitrate-codec-for.html?m=1 Michael Graves mgra...@mstvp.com o: