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http://dx.doi.org/10.5909/JBE.2015.20.4.632

Fast Graphic Visualization of Frequency Response for Audio Equalizer  

Kim, Ki-Jun (Dept. of Electronics Engineering, Kwangwoon Univ.)
Park, Hochong (Dept. of Electronics Engineering, Kwangwoon Univ.)
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Journal of Broadcast Engineering / v.20, no.4, 2015 , pp. 632-640 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper proposes a new method for fast graphic visualization of accurate frequency response of audio equalizer (EQ). When a logarithmic frequency scale is used, a frequency response in high resolution is required for accurate low-band frequency response. However, the high-resolution frequency response requires a huge amount of computational load, which makes the real-time graphic visualization of frequency response impossible. In order to solve the problem of computational load, the proposed method utilizes a low-resolution virtual frequency response in the mid band. It first computes the virtual frequency response of each filter of EQ in the mid band, and then moves it to the target band so that the result corresponds to the desired filter response. Then, it determines the final frequency response of EQ by combining all filter responses. The experiments confirm that the proposed method provides the frequency response of EQ which has an equivalent shape to that computed in high frequency resolution with huge computational load.
Keywords
audio equalizer; filter; frequency response; DFT;
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