ARM vs Core EQ Bandwidth Equivalencies

The DPS Core lattice filter EQ has been specialized for “musical” audio quality.  As a result of experimentation, Q (bandwidth) is wider at frequencies above 10kHz.  DPS for ARM processors and other standard filters uses normal biquad functions for best performance.  Therefore, a standard EQ does not exhibit this widening above 10kHz.  Q values must be set higher in DPS Core to match a standard EQ.  This table describes the current discrepancy between the platforms:

Freq –>

Norm Q

10KHZ

DPS Q

11K2Hz

DPS Q

12K5Hz

DPS Q

14K1Hz

DPS Q

16KHz

DPS Q

18KHz

DPS Q

20KHz

DPS Q

0.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.0
0.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 2.0 2.0 2.5
0.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 2.0 2.0 2.5
0.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.0 2.5 3.0
0.8 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.5 2.5 3.0
0.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 4.0
1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 4.0
1.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0
1.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 4.0 5.0
2.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0
2.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.5 6.5
3.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 8.0
4.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
5.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
6.5 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0