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Rather than clogging up the main vendor thread with posts and discussion about alternative filters, it seems more useful to corral all the information into one spot.
My intention is to put together a collection of basic filters starting with:
I'll post up response curves measured directly from the filter parameters I post up, and ask anyone else contributing filters to do the same, to make comparisons more straight forward. If anyone wants to contribute analog measurements of the filters they are welcome to do so. cheers Paul ********** Recommended Filters as at 1 June 2015 ********** NewNOS "Correct" NOS filter implementation for the DAM1021 Filter brewing for the Soekris R2R EQHQ v1 Brick wall filter, allowing aliasing to 23.5kHz. Based on the stock 44.1 filter, but heavily reworked based on recent forum filter research. All other filters redesigned and updated. Filter brewing for the Soekris R2R EQHQ_apo and _quasiapo Minor variations of the EQHQ v1 which limits imaging to 22.05kHz and 22.5kHz respectively. These are more strictly correct than the v1, and have a slightly smoother character. Filter brewing for the Soekris R2R ********** Quote:
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**************** Background Reading ****************
**************** Test Tracks **************** DPA Microphones - Miking A Grand Piano Promotional CD illustrating techniques for miking a grand piano using their product range. The was given away on request by DPA Microphones. This was released in 2007/8 and is long out of print. Files are 44.1/16bit in .flac format and the zip archive is 270Mb. As this is promotional material for DPA Microphones I believe there should be no issues sharing/spreading the word about DPA Microphones. https://www.dropbox.com/s/223h1yuvlp...AC441.zip?dl=0 The SACD/CD contains 7 performances, with 8 different mic configurations. 1-8 Fallin' Leaves 9-16 Evening Song 17-24 Slowly Drifting 25-32 One for the New Ones 33-40 The Dat I Met Mr. Hayden 41-48 La Gazzellina 49-56 Minature XIV The mic configurations are in the same order for each performance 1) 4041-SP, AB Stereo 2) 4006-TL, AB Stereo 3) 4052, In magnets on frame 4) 4011-TL, Bass/mid-treble positioned 5) 4021, ORTF Stereo 6) 4021, In magnets on frame 7) 4061, Hung from lid 8) 4061, In magnets on frame The booklet that came with the disc can be download from the DPA site, but is mainly a discussion of miking techniques used. http://www.dpamicrophones.com/en/Dow...grandpiano.pdf Last edited by spzzzzkt; 1st June 2015 at 09:11 AM. Reason: Add links. |
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To start the thread rolling, this filter is a second attempt at the Ayre Listen filter.
Unlike the MixPhase1 filter posted to the vendor thread it is pure minimum-phase. I discovered the "trick" to minimising ringing is to stack filters in rePhase. By placing filters at approximately 2kHz intervals it's possible to create curve that replicates the desired behaviour using gentle filter slopes. The filter impulse response is now very close to the 1 cycle of post ringing described in the Ayre MP white paper. Last edited by spzzzzkt; 14th February 2015 at 09:07 PM. |
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Hoping to get my DAC up and running so I can give your work a try.
I knew I could trust you when you said you use PUBLIC IMAGE/Album as one of your reference recordings. It can tell one many useful things plus it is a great record. Are you able to enjoy the latest one? |
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cheers Paul |
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Paul--thank you for doing this (both the thread organization and the filter experiments). I'm still piecing together parts of my board, but am really looking forward to the filters that will be available. I've been using Audircana+ for awhile, and the filter adjustments in that have almost put my turntable up in the attic.
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I meant the latest PIL record though the question very well could have been a double entendre ...
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No, I haven't. I have to admit I was a Bill Laswell completist for a while, which is one of the main reasons I own Album. That said, it's an incredible lineup playing on that recording. |
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Even if one is not a PIL fan that record is easy to like.
I really like them, especially the second record. One great thing about Lydon is he is always changing so when ALBUM was a departure one went along with it. Thanks for your explorations. Went to an electronics store and bought the wrong gender RS232 cable so tomorrow I get to hear the DAC with correct firmware and your filter. |
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Not too much you can say about this really.
All sampling rates have a single filter tap set to 1.000 which effectively means they are a bypass. 44.1 and 48khz = x64 up-sampling 88.2 and 96kHz = x48 up-sampling 176.4 and 192 = x16 up-sampling I haven't adjusted the gain, so you'll need to turn it up a bit. No graphs, as it's dead flat response, and the IR is a single value. All that remains is Søren's final FIR on the x8 upsampling, which I don't plan to touch at this point as it filters out content above 220Khz. Last edited by spzzzzkt; 15th February 2015 at 03:46 AM. |
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This is a similar filter to the Ayre Linear-Phase "Listen" setting.
As with the minimum phase filter, the main aim was to get as little ringing as possible. The stacked filter technique seems to help in achieving this goal. |
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