Re: multiband xover

On 8 Feb 2013, at 22:14, John Rigg wrote:

> On Sat, February 9, 2013 8:00 am, Steve Harris wrote:
>> The existing algorithm uses the FFT data, which makes a poor x-over - I
>> can't remember exactly why, I think there might be ringing in the freq
>> domain or something?
> =

> This could explain something which I noticed some time ago. I stopped
> using Jamin's multi-band compressor because it was doing something
> strange to the sound that I couldn't quite put my finger on.
> =

> I know a lot of recording and mastering engineers won't use FIR filters
> for EQing audio because they find that it sounds unnatural due to
> pre-ringing. Could that be what's happening here?

Yes, and FFT is essentially an enormous FIR=85 with a huge amount of hand-w=
aving.

- Steve


---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
---
Free Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Offer
Buy your Sophos next-gen firewall before the end March 2013 =

and get the hardware for free! Learn more.
http://p.sf.net/sfu/sophos-d2d-feb