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Overlap and Add: Convolution of Finite Duration Signals Convolution With Indefinite Length Signals Augusto Sarti

1. The document discusses overlap-add (OLA) convolution, a method to convolve infinite-length signals by breaking them into finite frames and convolving each frame separately in the frequency domain using FFT. 2. OLA convolution involves windowing each signal frame, zero-padding, taking the FFT, multiplying by the filter transfer function, inverse FFT, and overlapping and adding the frame results to reconstruct the final output signal. 3. Examples of different window types and overlap percentages are provided for OLA convolution, including rectangular, Bartlett, Hamming, and Hanning windows with 0%, 50%, and 75% overlap.

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Overlap and Add: Convolution of Finite Duration Signals Convolution With Indefinite Length Signals Augusto Sarti

1. The document discusses overlap-add (OLA) convolution, a method to convolve infinite-length signals by breaking them into finite frames and convolving each frame separately in the frequency domain using FFT. 2. OLA convolution involves windowing each signal frame, zero-padding, taking the FFT, multiplying by the filter transfer function, inverse FFT, and overlapping and adding the frame results to reconstruct the final output signal. 3. Examples of different window types and overlap percentages are provided for OLA convolution, including rectangular, Bartlett, Hamming, and Hanning windows with 0%, 50%, and 75% overlap.

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Overlap and Add

Convolution of Finite Duration Signals Convolution with Indefinite Length Signals Augusto Sarti

Linear Convolution

Linear Convolution

FFT Convolution

FFT Convolution

FFT Convolution

FFT Convolution

FFT Convolution

FFT Convolution vs. Direct Convolution

FFT Convolution vs. Direct Convolution

Audio FIR Filters


The nominal integration time of the ear, defined here as the reciprocal of a critical bandwidth of hearing, is around 10ms below 500 Hz (Some would say it is even longer) At a 50 kHz sampling rate, this is 500 samples. Therefore, FIR filters shorter than the ears integration time can easily be hundreds of taps long FIR filters shorter than the ears integration time can generally be characterized by their magnitude frequency response (no perceivable delay effects) FFT convolution is consequently an important implementation tool for FIR filters in digital audio

Infinite-Length signals
We saw that we can perform efficient linear convolution of 2 finite length sequences using the Fourier based techniques There are some situations where it will not be practical to perform the convolution of 2 signals using one FFT
Nx is extremely large Real time operation (we cant wait around until the signal ends)

Theoretically, there is no problem doing this with direct convolution. Since h is finite in length we only need to store the past Nh 1 samples of the input signal x to calculate the next output.

Infinite-Length signals
Idea: We might be able to perform convolution on a block at time. Basically, we chop up the input signal, x by windowing, and perform frequency domain convolution on each block separately. Pitfall: We need to make sure we put it all back together correctly. Consider breaking the input signal x, into frames using a finite, zero phase length length M(odd) window

Infinite-Length signals

Infinite-Length signals

Constant Overlap-Add (COLA)

COLA
Examples:
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Rectangular window at 0% overlap (Hop size R = Window size M) Rectangular window at 50% overlap (R=M/2) Bartlett window at 50% overlap (R=M/2) (figure) Hamming window at 50% overlap (R=M/2) Hamming window at 75% overlap (R=M/4) Any window with R=1 (sliding FFT)

COLA

COLA

Example: Overlap-Add Convolution


Impulse-train signal Length 32 filter Overlap-add window:
Hanning M = 32

Hop Size = R = M/2

Summary

Summary
1. Extract the mth frame of data 2. Shift it to the base time interval [0,M 1] (or (M 1)/2, (M 1)/2]) 3. Apply the analysis window w (causal or zero phase) 4. Zero-pad the windowed data out to the FFT size (a power of 2) 5. Take the N-point FFT 6. Apply the filter H as a windowing operation in the frequency domain 7. Take the N-point inverse FFT 8. Shift the origin of the N-point result out to sample mR where it belongs 9. Sum into the output buffer containing the results from prior frames (OLA step)

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