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arxiveess.AScs.LGcs.SD2026-07-05

Weakly Guided and Autoregressive Beamformer Parameterization for Generalizable Moving Speaker Extraction in Higher-Order Ambisonics

Jakob Kienegger, Tal Peer, Sina Khanagha, Timo Gerkmann

Linear spatial filters (beamformers) enable robust, generalizable and interpretable speech enhancement with performance guarantees under ideal parameterization. Modern beamformers are often parameterized by deep neural networks, whose performance degrades in dynamic scenarios with multiple moving speakers of unknown directions. We propose a data-driven beamforming pipeline, which only requires an estimate of the target's initial direction. Building on a higher-order ambisonics representation, we show that neural temporal-spectral processing can be decoupled from linear spatial processing, and thereby achieve generalizable and array-agnostic enhancement. By incorporating autoregression into a frame-wise causal framework, we maintain consistent performance throughout fast speaker motion and long recordings. Evaluation on synthetic data demonstrates robust enhancement under challenging conditions with closely spaced and crossing speakers. Real-world recordings in a dynamic office meeting scenario complement these findings and show generalizability across varying ambisonics orders.

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