An embodiment according to the present invention includes an audio decoder configured to decode, from a
data stream, a quantized spectrum, a
spectral envelope representation based on
linear prediction coefficients, and a
fundamental frequency related parameter for a predetermined frame of successive frames. The decoder is configured to determine a
spectral shaping function from a
spectral envelope representation based on
linear prediction coefficients using a first manner below a fundamental
tone frequency determined from the
fundamental frequency related parameters and a second manner above the fundamental
tone frequency, to spectrally shape the quantized spectrum using the
spectral shaping function to obtain a dequantized spectrum, and to decode the dequantized spectrum using the dequantized spectrum. And reconstructing the predetermined frame using the dequantized spectrum. Furthermore, the audio decoder is configured such that, if the
pitch frequency is spectrally higher than a predetermined spectral position, the
spectral shaping function is lower at the predetermined spectral position than if the
pitch frequency is spectrally lower than the predetermined spectral position. A decoder, an
encoder, and a method are also disclosed.