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Undb20Approx

Overview

Converts from decibels to linear units

Discussion

Converts from decibels to linear units using a fast polynomial approximation. The maximum error in the result is 3.228661e-002 dB

Module Pack

Standard

ClassID

classID = 77

Type Definition

typedef struct _ModuleUndb20Approx
{
ModuleInstanceDescriptor instance;            // Common Audio Weaver module instance structure
} ModuleUndb20ApproxClass;

Pins

Input Pins

Name in
Description Input signal
Data type float
Channel range Unrestricted
Block size range Unrestricted
Sample rate range Unrestricted
Complex support Real

Output Pins

Name out
Description Output signal
Data Type float

Matlab Usage

File Name: undb20_approx_module.m 
 M=undb20_approx_module(NAME) 
 Creates an Audio Weaver module that computes the function 10^(x/20) 
 using a fast polynomial approximation  This converts from decibels  
 to linear units. 
    NAME - name of the module. 

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