[LAD] Calculate R M S

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On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:20:15 +0000
Fons Adriaensen <fons at linuxaudio.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:30:24AM -0800, Mark Knecht wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Fons Adriaensen <fons at linuxaudio.org> wrote:
> > <SNIP>
> > >
> > > Some filtering followed by RMS detection will provide a good
> > > approximation to subjective loudness.
> > >
> > <SNIP>
> > 
> > Is this part to implement something like like Fletcher-Munson curves?
> 
> In general that is not the case, probably because for most types of
> content the mid-frequency range is dominant. And loudness measuring
> systems are expected to give good results for typical content, not
> to estimate the subjective loudness of single tones or narrow band
> signals.
> 
> The filter recommended by the ITU and EBU is a combination of a 2nd
> order highpass (around 50 Hz) and a shelf filter providing 4 dB gain
> at 4 kHz and above. Listening tests have shown this to work quite 
> well in practice.
> 
> Ciao,

Interesting. Where do they roll off the top end? Or don't they say?

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