[linux-audio-dev] Prony algorithm?

[Erik de Castro Lopo]

On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 23:43:44 +0200
Dr.Graef at t-online.de (Albert Graef) wrote:

> Alternatively, is there any other spectrum estimation method which gives 
> a reasonably good approximation of the main partials of a 
> (pseudo-)periodic signal (FFT is too bad in the lower frequencies)? 

This floated by a month or so back:

    http://ab-initio.mit.edu/harminv/

but I haven't had a chance to look at it yet.

> Does 
> anyone have any experience (or even code) with using wavelets for that 
> purpose?

I have messed with wavelets (dyadic and the discrete approximation of
continuous wavelets) and I always found that they never lived up to 
their reputation.

Erik
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