Multi-Conditioned Audio Generation for Precise Style and Feature Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing text-to-audio generation systems lack the flexibility to control specific features of generated audio beyond a text prompt, limiting user control over audio characteristics.

Innovation Solution

A multi-conditioned latent diffusion model is employed to generate audio using both audio input and style conditions, allowing for precise manipulation of audio characteristics through a combination of local and global control adapters.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a text prompt is used for audio generation, then the system is simple to operate, but the control over audio characteristics is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoidcontrol over audio characteristics
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The audio generation system is segmented into multiple independent control modules: text prompt processing, audio input conditioning, and audio style conditioning. Each module handles a specific aspect of audio generation, allowing users to control different characteristics independently while maintaining ease of operation through modular interfaces.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a multi-conditioned latent diffusion model that universally accepts multiple types of input conditions (text prompts, audio inputs, style profiles) and processes them through a unified framework. This multi-functional approach enables diverse control over audio characteristics while maintaining a consistent user experience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple conditions are incorporated for audio generation, then the control over audio characteristics is improved, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol over audio characteristicsVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The latent diffusion model serves as an intermediary that processes multiple input conditions (text prompts, audio inputs, style profiles) and transforms them into unified audio output. This mediator integrates diverse control signals through a coherent probabilistic framework, managing system complexity by providing a single processing pathway for multiple inputs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system controls audio characteristics by changing parameters within the latent diffusion process, including noise schedules, diffusion steps, and conditioning weights. By adjusting these parameters, the system achieves fine-grained control over audio generation without requiring structural modifications to the core architecture, thus managing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP4651125A1System and method for multi-conditioned audio generation
Publication Date: 2025.11.19 ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
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AI summary

A method for audio generation includes defining an audio input condition for an obtained input using an encoder, where the obtained input is indicative of one or more audio characteristics. The method further includes defining an audio style condition of a selected audio style profile employing an audio feature extraction neural network, and outputting a generated audio data indicative of a desired generated audio using a multi-conditioned latent diffusion model that employs the audio input condition and the audio style condition as adapters to the multi-conditioned latent diffusion model.