bw_iir2

Lightweight and fast second-order IIR filter (biquad) in TDF-II form.

This is not a regular DSP module, as it exposes state and coefficients, and it's not appropriate for time-varying operation. If you need that, check out bw_ap2, bw_hs2, bw_ls2, bw_mm2, bw_notch, bw_peak, and bw_svf.

Examples

Here you can download one or more example VST3 plugins for Windows, macOS and Linux. Source code of the audio engine(s) is included in the archive(s).

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API

Module type: Utility

bw_iir2_reset()

static inline void bw_iir2_reset(
	float               x_0,
	float * BW_RESTRICT y_0,
	float * BW_RESTRICT s1_0,
	float * BW_RESTRICT s2_0,
	float               b0,
	float               b1,
	float               b2,
	float               a1,
	float               a2);

Computes and puts the initial output in y_0 and the initial states in s1_0 and s2_0, given the initial input x_0 and coefficients b0, b1, b2, a1, and a2.

The given coefficients must describe a stable filter.

bw_iir2_reset_multi()

static inline void bw_iir2_reset_multi(
	const float *       x_0,
	float *             y_0,
	float * BW_RESTRICT s1_0,
	float *             s2_0,
	float               b0,
	float               b1,
	float               b2,
	float               a1,
	float               a2,
	size_t              n_channels);

Computes and puts each of the n_channels initial outputs in y_0 and initial states in s1_0 and s2_0, given the corresponding initial inputs x_0 and coefficients b0, b1, b2, a1, and a2.

y_0 and/or s_0 may be BW_NULL, in which case the corresponding values are not written anywhere.

The given coefficients must describe a stable filter.

bw_iir2_process1()

static inline void bw_iir2_process1(
	float               x,
	float * BW_RESTRICT y,
	float * BW_RESTRICT s1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT s2,
	float               b0,
	float               b1,
	float               b2,
	float               a1,
	float               a2);

Processes one input sample x using coefficients b0, b1, b2, a1, and a2. The output sample and next states value are put in y and s1/s2 respectively.

The given coefficients must describe a stable filter.

bw_iir2_process()

static inline void bw_iir2_process(
	const float *       x,
	float *             y,
	float * BW_RESTRICT s1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT s2,
	float               b0,
	float               b1,
	float               b2,
	float               a1,
	float               a2,
	size_t              n_samples);

Processes the first n_samples of the input buffer x and fills the first n_samples of the output buffer y, while using coefficients b0, b1, b2, a1, and a2. The next state values are put in s1 and s2.

The given coefficients must describe a stable filter.

bw_iir2_process_multi()

static inline void bw_iir2_process_multi(
	const float * const * x,
	float * const *       y,
	float * BW_RESTRICT   s1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT   s2,
	float                 b0,
	float                 b1,
	float                 b2,
	float                 a1,
	float                 a2,
	size_t                n_channels,
	size_t                n_samples);

Processes the first n_samples of the n_channels input buffers x and fills the first n_samples of the n_channels output buffers y, while using coefficients b0, b1, b2, a1, and a2. The next n_channels state values are put in s1 and s2.

The given coefficients must describe a stable filter.

bw_iir2_coeffs_ap2()

static inline void bw_iir2_coeffs_ap2(
	float               sample_rate,
	float               cutoff,
	float               Q,
	char                prewarp_at_cutoff,
	float               prewarp_freq,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b0,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b2,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a2);

Computes and puts coefficient values in b0, b1, b2, a1, and a2 resulting in a second-order allpass filter (180° shift at cutoff, approaching 360° shift at high frequencies) with unitary gain, using the bilinear transform with prewarping.

It takes the sample_rate (Hz, must be positive), the cutoff frequency (Hz, in [1e-6f, 1e12f]), and the quality factor Q (in [1e-6f, 1e6f]). If prewarp_freq is 0, then the prewarping frequency matches cutoff, otherwise the value specified by prewarp_freq (Hz, in [1e-6f, 1e12f], however interally limited to avoid instability) is used.

bw_iir2_coeffs_bp2()

static inline void bw_iir2_coeffs_bp2(
	float               sample_rate,
	float               cutoff,
	float               Q,
	char                prewarp_at_cutoff,
	float               prewarp_freq,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b0,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b2,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a2);

Computes and puts coefficient values in b0, b1, b2, a1, and a2 resulting in a second-order bandpass filter (6 dB/oct) with peak gain Q (linear gain), using the bilinear transform with prewarping.

It takes the sample_rate (Hz, must be finite and positive), the cutoff frequency (Hz, in [1e-6f, 1e12f]), and the quality factor Q (in [1e-6f, 1e6f]). If prewarp_freq is 0, then the prewarping frequency matches cutoff, otherwise the value specified by prewarp_freq (Hz, in [1e-6f, 1e12f], however interally limited to avoid instability) is used.

bw_iir2_coeffs_hp2()

static inline void bw_iir2_coeffs_hp2(
	float               sample_rate,
	float               cutoff,
	float               Q,
	char                prewarp_at_cutoff,
	float               prewarp_freq,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b0,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b2,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a2);

Computes and puts coefficient values in b0, b1, b2, a1, and a2 resulting in a second-order highpass filter (12 dB/oct) with gain asymptotically approaching unity as frequency increases, using the bilinear transform with prewarping.

It takes the sample_rate (Hz, must be finite and positive), the cutoff frequency (Hz, in [1e-6f, 1e12f]), and the quality factor Q (in [1e-6f, 1e6f]). If prewarp_freq is 0, then the prewarping frequency matches cutoff, otherwise the value specified by prewarp_freq (Hz, in [1e-6f, 1e12f], however interally limited to avoid instability) is used.

bw_iir2_coeffs_hs2()

static inline void bw_iir2_coeffs_hs2(
	float               sample_rate,
	float               cutoff,
	float               Q,
	char                prewarp_at_cutoff,
	float               prewarp_freq,
	char                high_gain_dB,
	float               high_gain,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b0,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b2,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a2);

Computes and puts coefficient values in b0, b1, b2, a1, and a2 resulting in a second-order high shelf filter (12 dB/oct) with unitary DC gain, using the bilinear transform with prewarping.

It takes the sample_rate (Hz, must be finite and positive), the cutoff frequency (Hz, must be finite and positive), the quality factor Q (in [1e-6f, 1e6f]), and the high-frequency gain high_gain, either as linear gain (in [1e-30f, 1e30f]) if high_gain_dB is 0, or otherwise in dB (in [-600.f, 600.f]). If prewarp_freq is 0, then the prewarpingfrequency matches cutoff, otherwise the value specified by prewarp_freq (Hz, in [1e-6f, 1e12f], however interally limited to avoid instability) is used.

cutoff * bw_sqrtf(bw_sqrtf(high_gain)) must be in [1e-6f, 1e12f], where high_gain is expressed as linear gain.

bw_iir2_coeffs_lp2()

static inline void bw_iir2_coeffs_lp2(
	float               sample_rate,
	float               cutoff,
	float               Q,
	char                prewarp_at_cutoff,
	float               prewarp_freq,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b0,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b2,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a2);

Computes and puts coefficient values in b0, b1, b2, a1, and a2 resulting in a second-order lowpass filter (12 dB/oct) with unitary DC gain, using the bilinear transform with prewarping.

It takes the sample_rate (Hz, must be finite and positive), the cutoff frequency (Hz, in [1e-6f, 1e12f]), and the quality factor Q (in [1e-6f, 1e6f]). If prewarp_freq is 0, then the prewarping frequency matches cutoff, otherwise the value specified by prewarp_freq (Hz, in [1e-6f, 1e12f], however interally limited to avoid instability) is used.

bw_iir2_coeffs_ls2()

static inline void bw_iir2_coeffs_ls2(
	float               sample_rate,
	float               cutoff,
	float               Q,
	char                prewarp_at_cutoff,
	float               prewarp_freq,
	char                dc_gain_dB,
	float               dc_gain,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b0,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b2,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a2);

Computes and puts coefficient values in b0, b1, b2, a1, and a2 resulting in a second-order low shelf filter (12 dB/oct) with gain asymptotically approaching unity as frequency increases, using the bilinear transform with prewarping.

It takes the sample_rate (Hz, must be finite and positive), the cutoff frequency (Hz, must be finite and positive), the quality factor Q (in [1e-6f, 1e6f]), and the dc_gain, either as linear gain (in [1e-30f, 1e30f]) if high_gain_dB is 0, or otherwise in dB (in [-600.f, 600.f]). If prewarp_freq is 0, then the prewarping frequency matches cutoff, otherwise the value specified by prewarp_freq (Hz, in [1e-6f, 1e12f], however interally limited to avoid instability) is used.

cutoff * bw_rpcf(bw_sqrtf(bw_sqrtf(dc_gain))) must be in [1e-6f, 1e12f], where dc_gain is expressed as linear gain.

bw_iir2_coeffs_mm2()

static inline void bw_iir2_coeffs_mm2(
	float               sample_rate,
	float               cutoff,
	float               Q,
	char                prewarp_at_cutoff,
	float               prewarp_freq,
	float               coeff_x,
	float               coeff_lp,
	float               coeff_bp,
	float               coeff_hp,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b0,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b2,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a2);

Computes and puts coefficient values in b0, b1, b2, a1, and a2 resulting in a second-order filter implementing an approximation of the Laplace-domain transfer function

H(s) = coeff_x + (coeff_hp s^2 + 2 pi fc s coeff_bp + (2 pi fc)^2 coeff_lp) / (s^2 + 2 pi fc / Q s + (2 pi fc)^2)

where fc is the cutoff frequency and Q is the quality factor, using the bilinear transform with prewarping.

It takes the sample_rate (Hz, must be finite and positive), the cutoff frequency (Hz, in [1e-6f, 1e12f]), the quality factor Q (in [1e-6f, 1e6f]), and output coefficients coeff_x, coeff_lp, coeff_bp, coeff_hp (all must be finite). If prewarp_freq is 0, then the prewarping frequency matches cutoff, otherwise the value specified by prewarp_freq (Hz, in [1e-6f, 1e12f], however interally limited to avoid instability) is used.

bw_iir2_coeffs_notch()

static inline void bw_iir2_coeffs_notch(
	float               sample_rate,
	float               cutoff,
	float               Q,
	char                prewarp_at_cutoff,
	float               prewarp_freq,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b0,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b2,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a2);

Computes and puts coefficient values in b0, b1, b2, a1, and a2 resulting in a second-order notch filter with unitary gain at DC and asymptotically as frequency increases, and null gain at cutoff frequency, using the bilinear transform with prewarping.

It takes the sample_rate (Hz, must be finite and positive), the cutoff frequency (Hz, in [1e-6f, 1e12f]), and the quality factor Q (in [1e-6f, 1e6f]). If prewarp_freq is 0, then the prewarping frequency matches cutoff, otherwise the value specified by prewarp_freq (Hz, in [1e-6f, 1e12f], however interally limited to avoid instability) is used.

bw_iir2_coeffs_peak()

static inline void bw_iir2_coeffs_peak(
	float               sample_rate,
	float               cutoff,
	char                use_bandwidth,
	float               Q_bandwidth,
	char                prewarp_at_cutoff,
	float               prewarp_freq,
	char                peak_gain_dB,
	float               peak_gain,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b0,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT b2,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT a2);

Computes and puts coefficient values in b0, b1, and a1 resulting in a second-order peak filter with unitary gain at DC and asymptotically as frequency increases, using the bilinear transform with prewarping.

It takes the sample_rate (Hz, must be finite and positive), the cutoff frequency (Hz, in [1e-6f, 1e12f]), and the peak_gain, either as linear gain (in [1e-30f, 1e30f]) if peak_gain_dB is 0, or otherwise in dB (in [-600.f, 600.f]). Q_bandwidth indicates either the quality factor (in [1e-6f, 1e6f]) if use_bandwidth is 0, or otherwise the bandwidth (octaves, in [1e-6f, 90.f]), designating the distance between midpoint gain frequencies (i.e., frequencies with gain = peak gain / 2 in dB terms). If prewarp_freq is 0, then the prewarping frequency matches cutoff, otherwise the value specified by prewarp_freq (Hz, in [1e-6f, 1e12f], however interally limited to avoid instability) is used.

If use_bandwidth is non-0, then bw_sqrtf(bw_pow2f(Q_bandwidth) * peak_gain) * bw_rcpf(bw_pow2f(Q_bandwidth) - 1.f) must be in [1e-6f, 1e6f], where peak_gain is expressed as linear gain.

C++ wrapper

Brickworks::iir2Reset
template<size_t N_CHANNELS>
void iir2Reset(
	const float *       x0,
	float *             y0,
	float * BW_RESTRICT s10,
	float * BW_RESTRICT s20,
	float               b0,
	float               b1,
	float               b2,
	float               a1,
	float               a2);

# ifndef BW_CXX_NO_ARRAY
template<size_t N_CHANNELS>
void iir2Reset(
	std::array<float, N_CHANNELS>               x0,
	std::array<float, N_CHANNELS> * BW_RESTRICT y0,
	std::array<float, N_CHANNELS> * BW_RESTRICT s10,
	std::array<float, N_CHANNELS> * BW_RESTRICT s20,
	float                                       b0,
	float                                       b1,
	float                                       b2,
	float                                       a1,
	float                                       a2);
# endif

template<size_t N_CHANNELS>
void iir2Process(
	const float * const * x,
	float * const *       y,
	float * BW_RESTRICT   s1,
	float * BW_RESTRICT   s2,
	float                 b0,
	float                 b1,
	float                 b2,
	float                 a1,
	float                 a2,
	size_t                nSamples);

# ifndef BW_CXX_NO_ARRAY
template<size_t N_CHANNELS>
void iir2Process(
	std::array<const float *, N_CHANNELS>       x,
	std::array<float *, N_CHANNELS>             y,
	std::array<float, N_CHANNELS> * BW_RESTRICT s1,
	std::array<float, N_CHANNELS> * BW_RESTRICT s2,
	float                                       b0,
	float                                       b1,
	float                                       b2,
	float                                       a1,
	float                                       a2,
	size_t                                      nSamples);
# endif

Changelog

  • Version 1.0.0:
    • First release.