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Text of paper presented at the 125th AES Convention, October 3, 2008
2008 October 25
San Francisco, CA, USA
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ABSTRACT
A software application has been developed to provide an accessible method, based on signal subtraction, to
determine whether or not an audio signal may have been perceptibly changed by passing through components,
cables, or similar processes or treatments. The goals of the program, the capabilities required of it, its effectiveness
and the algorithms it uses are described. The program is made freely available for use in such tests.
1.
1.1.
CLASSIFICATION OF DIFFERENCES
4.
PROGRAM OPERATION
program material
or
swept sine
REFERENCE
out
system configuration
in
recording
sound card
Stimulus
SOURCE
line in
REFERENCE
COMPARED
data out
deconvolve
w/ swept sine
clock in
system configuration to
in
out
be COMPARED
impulse
response
REFERENCE EQ
COMPARED EQ
COMPARED track
deconvolve
COMPARED EQ
compare energy
initial gain and
delay adjustment
cross-correlate
DIFFERENCE track
compensated
COMPARED track
Delay Compensation
Frequency Response
R = 10 1
Gain Compensation
In rectangular notation, it is
-45
-50
-55
R = 2 2 cos
-60
-65
-70
-75
-80
10 log(2 2 cos )
R = 20 log(| 1 10 E / 20 |) [dB]
-85
[dB]
-90
-0.06 -0.05 -0.04 -0.03 -0.02 -0.01
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
R = 20 log(| 1 10 E / 20 |) [dB]
-55
-60
-65
-70
-75
-80
-85
-90
0.000
0.050
0.100
0.150
0.200
0.250
0.300
6.
APPLICABILITY
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES