diff --git a/src/modules/audio_processing/aecm/main/matlab/getBspectrum.m b/src/modules/audio_processing/aecm/main/matlab/getBspectrum.m
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--- a/src/modules/audio_processing/aecm/main/matlab/getBspectrum.m
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-function bspectrum=getBspectrum(ps,threshold,bandfirst,bandlast)
-% function bspectrum=getBspectrum(ps,threshold,bandfirst,bandlast)
-% compute binary spectrum using threshold spectrum as pivot
-% bspectrum = binary spectrum (binary)
-% ps=current power spectrum (float)
-% threshold=threshold spectrum (float)
-% bandfirst = first band considered
-% bandlast = last band considered
-  
-% initialization stuff
-  if( length(ps)<bandlast | bandlast>32 | length(ps)~=length(threshold)) 
-  error('BinDelayEst:spectrum:invalid','Dimensionality error');
-end
-
-% get current binary spectrum
-diff = ps - threshold;
-bspectrum=uint32(0);
-for(i=bandfirst:bandlast)
-  if( diff(i)>0 ) 
-    bspectrum = bitset(bspectrum,i);
-  end
-end