| Project 3: Rock |
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| Click to hear Rock Sample | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1. The input signal with a 2048 Hann window and 50% overlap (updated after trying 1/16th) and converted to spectral representation via DFT. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click to see the Spectrogram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Compute the 25 critical band Bark spectrum. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click to see the Spectrogram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Select two signal frames, one at the location of the maximum signal power, and the other at 1/4th the maximum power. Plot a) power spectrum, b) Bark spectrum, c) spread Bark spectrum, d) offset Bark spectrum, e) final threshold. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click to see Question 3. a) - d) for Max Power | Click to see Question 3. a) - d) for 1/4th MAX Power | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Compute and plot the absolute threshold of hearing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click to see Question 3. e) and Question 4 for Max Power | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click to see Question 3. e) and Question 4 for 1/4th Max Power | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Determine the signal spectral components that remain audible after masking and falling below the threshold of hearing. For the maximum signal power frame, 61.3659% of the signal remains. For the 1/4th max signal power frame,58.3415% of the signal remains. |
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| 6. Reconstruct the time signal with the remaing audible power spectrum. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I had a difficult time doing this. I tried to follow the tips given to the class to aid in this process, but it wasn't able to successfully reconstruct the signal. Below is a link to the spectrogram I was able to produce (it is obvious the signal is not correct). Along with a sound file that compresses the audio sample with another codec that I didn't create. I am including this to provide an example of what my compressed signal should sound like and would be expected to sound like if I was able to successfully reconstruct the signal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click to see the Spectrogram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click to hear the compressed rock sample | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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