Chapter 11Audio Filter Designs: IIR Filters

It’s time to put the theory into practice and make some audio filters and EQs. You know that the coefficients of a filter determine its frequency response and other characteristics. But how do you find the coefficients? There are two commonly used methods for calculating the coefficients of IIR filters:

  • Direct z-plane design
  • Analog filter to digital filter conversion

This chapter uses the following filter naming conventions.

  • LPF: Low-pass filter
  • HPF: High-pass filter
  • BPF: Band-pass filter
  • BSF: Band-stop filter
  • APF: All-pass filter
  • HSF: High shelf filter
  • LSF: Low shelf filter
  • PEQ: Parametric EQ filter
  • GEQ: Graphic EQ system

11.1 Direct z-Plane Design

In this first category of design techniques, ...

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