denormal floats (was Re: [linux-audio-dev] XAP spec - early scribbles)

[Laurent de Soras [Ohm Force]]

Tim Hockin wrote:
> 
> Maybe a -200dB sine at 1Hz and Nyquist?  But then a BP filter screws you.
> Someone once suggested a slight DC offset, though I can't see how that would
> solve things like a reverb, unless they preserve it and shift their 0.

I generally suggest to add random peaks here and there, for
example every 16 or 32 samples on average. Simple and
efficient.

-- Laurent

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Laurent de Soras                  |               Ohm Force
DSP developer & Software designer |  Digital Audio Software
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