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Convention Paper

A Linear-Phase Digital Equalizer with Cubic-Spline Frequency Response

Authors: Kraght, Paul H.

AES Convention 89 · Paper 2971 · September 1990

Abstract

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.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 89
AES Convention
89
Paper number
2971
Publication date
September 6, 1990
Session subject
Digital Audio Technology
Affiliation
Beckman Instruments, Brea, CA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper