Designing a linear-phase digital equalizer involves a tradeoff between the smoothness of the frequency response and the independence of the equalizer bands. This is illustrated by using several shapes of bandpass amplitude functions. Cubic B-splines exhibit desirable characteristics as bandpass amplitude functions, namely, smooth frequency response and reduced impulse-response ringing. B-splines can be combined to improve the inter-band independence. An implementation of this type of equalizer is then discussed.
Author:
Kraght, Paul H.
Affiliation:
Beckman Instruments, Brea, CA
AES Convention:
89 (September 1990)
Paper Number:
2971
Publication Date:
September 1, 1990
Subject:
Digital Audio Technology
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