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diff --git a/lib/libsamplerate/libsamplerate-0.2.2/docs/faq.md b/lib/libsamplerate/libsamplerate-0.2.2/docs/faq.md deleted file mode 100755 index da3d87a9..00000000 --- a/lib/libsamplerate/libsamplerate-0.2.2/docs/faq.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,193 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: default ---- - -# Frequently Asked Questions - -1. [Q1 : Is it normal for the output of libsamplerate to be louder than its input?](#Q001) -2. [Q2 : On Unix/Linux/MacOSX, what is the best way of detecting the presence and location of libsamplerate and its header file using autoconf?](#Q002) -3. [Q3 : If I upsample and downsample to the original rate, for example 44.1-\>96-\>44.1, do I get an identical signal as the one before the up/down resampling?](#Q003) -4. [Q4 : If I ran src\_simple (libsamplerate) on small chunks (160 frames) would that sound bad?](#Q004) -5. [Q5 : I\'m using libsamplerate but the high quality settings sound worse than the SRC\_LINEAR converter. Why?](#Q005) -6. [Q6 : I\'m use the SRC\_SINC\_\* converters and up-sampling by a ratio of 2. I reset the converter and put in 1000 samples and I expect to get 2000 samples out, but I\'m getting less than that. Why?](#Q006) -7. [Q7 : I have input and output sample rates that are integer values, but the API wants me to divide one by the other and put the result in a floating point number. Won\'t this case problems for long running conversions?](#Q007) - -## Q1 : Is it normal for the output of libsamplerate to be louder than its input? {#Q001} - -The output of libsamplerate will be roughly the same volume as the input. -However, even if the input is strictly in the range (-1.0, 1.0), it is still -possible for the output to contain peak values outside this range. - -Consider four consecutive samples of [0.5 0.999 0.999 0.5]. If we are up -sampling by a factor of two we need to insert samples between each of the -existing samples. Its pretty obvious then, that the sample between the two 0.999 -values should and will be bigger than 0.999. - -This means that anyone using libsamplerate should normalize its output before -doing things like saving the audio to a 16 bit WAV file. - -## Q2 : On Unix/Linux/MacOSX, what is the best way of detecting the presence and location of libsamplerate and its header file using autoconf? {#Q002} - -libsamplerate uses the pkg-config (man pkg-config) method of registering itself -with the host system. The best way of detecting its presence is using something -like this in configure.ac (or configure.in): - - PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SAMPLERATE, samplerate >= 0.1.3, - ac_cv_samplerate=1, ac_cv_samplerate=0) - - AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([HAVE_SAMPLERATE],${ac_cv_samplerate}, - [Set to 1 if you have libsamplerate.]) - - AC_SUBST(SAMPLERATE_CFLAGS) - AC_SUBST(SAMPLERATE_LIBS) - -This will automatically set the **SAMPLERATE_CFLAGS** and **SAMPLERATE_LIBS** -variables which can be used in Makefile.am or Makefile.in like this: - - SAMPLERATE_CFLAGS = @SAMPLERATE_CFLAGS@ - SAMPLERATE_LIBS = @SAMPLERATE_LIBS@ - -If you install libsamplerate from source, you will probably need to set the -**PKG_CONFIG_PATH** environment variable's suggested at the end of the -libsamplerate configure process. For instance on my system I get this: - - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Configuration Complete =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - - Configuration summary : - - Version : ..................... 0.1.3 - Enable debugging : ............ no - - Tools : - - Compiler is GCC : ............. yes - GCC major version : ........... 3 - - Extra tools required for testing and examples : - - Have FFTW : ................... yes - Have libsndfile : ............. yes - Have libefence : .............. no - - Installation directories : - - Library directory : ........... /usr/local/lib - Program directory : ........... /usr/local/bin - Pkgconfig directory : ......... /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig - -## Q3 : If I upsample and downsample to the original rate, for example 44.1->96->44.1, do I get an identical signal as the one before the up/down resampling? {#Q003} - -The short answer is that for the general case, no, you don't. The long answer is -that for some signals, with some converters, you will get very, very close. - -In order to resample correctly (ie using the **SRC_SINC_*** converters), -filtering needs to be applied, regardless of whether its upsampling or -downsampling. This filter needs to attenuate all frequencies above 0.5 times the -minimum of the source and destination sample rate (call this fshmin). Since the -filter needed to achieve full attenuation at this point, it has to start rolling -off a some frequency below this point. It is this rolloff of the very highest -frequencies which causes some of the loss. - -The other factor is that the filter itself can introduce transient artifacts -which causes the output to be different to the input. - -## Q4 : If I ran src_simple on small chunks (say 160 frames) would that sound bad? {#Q004} - -Well if you are after odd sound effects, it might sound OK. If you are after -high quality sample rate conversion you will be disappointed. - -The src_simple() was designed to provide a simple to use interface for people -who wanted to do sample rate conversion on say, a whole file all at once. - -## Q5 : I'm using libsamplerate but the high quality settings sound worse than the SRC_LINEAR converter. Why? {#Q005} - -There are two possible problems. Firstly, if you are using the src_simple() -function on successive blocks of a stream of samples, you will get bad results. -The src_simple() function is designed for use on a whole sound file, all at -once, not on contiguous segments of the same sound file. To fix the problem, you -need to move to the src_process() API or the callback based API. - -If you are already using the src_process() API or the callback based API and the -high quality settings sound worse than SRC_LINEAR, then you have other problems. -Read on for more debugging hints. - -All of the higher quality converters need to keep state while doing conversions -on segments of a large chunk of audio. This state information is kept inside the -private data pointed to by the SRC_STATE pointer returned by the src_new() -function. This means, that when you want to start doing sample rate conversion -on a stream of data, you should call src_new() to get a new SRC_STATE pointer -(or alternatively, call src_reset() on an existing SRC_STATE pointer). You -should then pass this SRC_STATE pointer to the src_process() function with each -new block of audio data. When you have completed the conversion, you can then -call src_delete() on the SRC_STATE pointer. - -If you are doing all of the above correctly, you need to examine your usage of -the values passed to src\_process() in the [SRC_DATA](api_misc.md#src_data) -struct. Specifically: - -- Check that input_frames and output_frames fields are being set in terms of - frames (number of sample values times channels) instead of just the number of - samples. -- Check that you are using the return values input_frames_used and - output_frames_gen to update your source and destination pointers correctly. -- Check that you are updating the data_in and data_out pointers correctly for - each successive call. - -While doing the above, it is probably useful to compare what you are doing to -what is done in the example programs in the examples/ directory of the source -code tarball. - -If you have done all of the above and are still having problems then its -probably time to email the author with the smallest chunk of code that -adequately demonstrates your problem. This chunk should not need to be any more -than 100 lines of code. - -## Q6 : I'm use the SRC_SINC_* converters and up-sampling by a ratio of 2. I reset the converter and put in 1000 samples and I expect to get 2000 samples out, but I'm getting less than that. Why? {#Q006} - -The short answer is that there is a transport delay inside the converter itself. -Long answer follows. - -By way of example, the first time you call src_process() you might only get 1900 -samples out. However, after that first call all subsequent calls will probably -get you about 2000 samples out for every 1000 samples you put in. - -The main problems people have with this transport delay is that they need to -read out an exact number of samples and the transport delay scews this up. The -best way to overcome this problem is to always supply more samples on the input -than is actually needed to create the required number of output samples. With -reference to the example above, if you always supply 1500 samples at the input, -you will always get 2000 samples at the output. You will always need to keep -track of the number of input frames used on each call to src_process() and deal -with these values appropriately. - -## Q7 : I have input and output sample rates that are integer values, but the API wants me to divide one by the other and put the result in a floating point number. Won't this case problems for long running conversions? {#Q007} - -The short answer is no, the precision of the ratio is many orders of magnitude -more than is really needed. - -For the long answer, lets do come calculations. Firstly, the `src_ratio` field -is double precision floating point number which has [53 bits of precision](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_precision). - -That means that the maximum error in your ratio converted to a double is one bit -in 2^53 which means the double float value would be wrong by one sample -after 9007199254740992 samples have passed or wrong by more than half a sample -wrong after half that many (4503599627370496 samples) have passed. - -Now if for example our output sample rate is 96kHz then - - 4503599627370496 samples at 96kHz is 46912496118 seconds - 46912496118 seconds is 781874935 minutes - 781874935 minutes is 13031248 hours - 13031248 hours is 542968 days - 542968 days is 1486 years - -So, after 1486 years, the input will be wrong by more than half of one sampling -period. - -All this assumes that the crystal oscillators uses to sample the audio stream is -perfect. This is not the case. According to [this web site](http://www.ieee-uffc.org/freqcontrol/quartz/vig/vigcomp.htm), -the accuracy of standard crystal oscillators (XO, TCXO, OCXO) is at best 1 in -100 million. The `src_ratio` is therefore 45035996 times more accurate than the -crystal clock source used to sample the original audio signal and any potential -problem with the `src_ratio` being a floating point number will be completely -swamped by sampling inaccuracies. |
