Remove frequencies with AVAudioUnitEQ












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I am trying to use AVAudioEngine to remove offline some frequencies from an audio file. I would like to keep only the frequencies between 100 and 150 hertz.



In JavaScript I do:



var lowpass = offlineContext.createBiquadFilter();
lowpass.type = "lowpass";
lowpass.frequency.setValueAtTime(150, 0);
lowpass.Q.setValueAtTime(1, 0);

var highpass = offlineContext.createBiquadFilter();
highpass.type = "highpass";
highpass.frequency.setValueAtTime(100, 0);
highpass.Q.setValueAtTime(1, 0);


And some frequencies in the resulting audio look indeed not affected:



enter image description here



In Swift I am trying:



let eq = AVAudioUnitEQ(numberOfBands: 2)
engine.attach(eq)

let lowPass = eq.bands[0]
lowPass.filterType = .lowPass
lowPass.frequency = 150.0
lowPass.bypass = false

let highPass = eq.bands[1]
highPass.filterType = .highPass
highPass.frequency = 100.0
highPass.bypass = false


But looks like the compression is applied to all the frequencies. The difference between peaks and the rest is lower.



enter image description here



I can see that each bands has the gain and bandwidth but I am not sure how to use them. Would be nice to understand how these bands work. Thanks!










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    I am trying to use AVAudioEngine to remove offline some frequencies from an audio file. I would like to keep only the frequencies between 100 and 150 hertz.



    In JavaScript I do:



    var lowpass = offlineContext.createBiquadFilter();
    lowpass.type = "lowpass";
    lowpass.frequency.setValueAtTime(150, 0);
    lowpass.Q.setValueAtTime(1, 0);

    var highpass = offlineContext.createBiquadFilter();
    highpass.type = "highpass";
    highpass.frequency.setValueAtTime(100, 0);
    highpass.Q.setValueAtTime(1, 0);


    And some frequencies in the resulting audio look indeed not affected:



    enter image description here



    In Swift I am trying:



    let eq = AVAudioUnitEQ(numberOfBands: 2)
    engine.attach(eq)

    let lowPass = eq.bands[0]
    lowPass.filterType = .lowPass
    lowPass.frequency = 150.0
    lowPass.bypass = false

    let highPass = eq.bands[1]
    highPass.filterType = .highPass
    highPass.frequency = 100.0
    highPass.bypass = false


    But looks like the compression is applied to all the frequencies. The difference between peaks and the rest is lower.



    enter image description here



    I can see that each bands has the gain and bandwidth but I am not sure how to use them. Would be nice to understand how these bands work. Thanks!










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      I am trying to use AVAudioEngine to remove offline some frequencies from an audio file. I would like to keep only the frequencies between 100 and 150 hertz.



      In JavaScript I do:



      var lowpass = offlineContext.createBiquadFilter();
      lowpass.type = "lowpass";
      lowpass.frequency.setValueAtTime(150, 0);
      lowpass.Q.setValueAtTime(1, 0);

      var highpass = offlineContext.createBiquadFilter();
      highpass.type = "highpass";
      highpass.frequency.setValueAtTime(100, 0);
      highpass.Q.setValueAtTime(1, 0);


      And some frequencies in the resulting audio look indeed not affected:



      enter image description here



      In Swift I am trying:



      let eq = AVAudioUnitEQ(numberOfBands: 2)
      engine.attach(eq)

      let lowPass = eq.bands[0]
      lowPass.filterType = .lowPass
      lowPass.frequency = 150.0
      lowPass.bypass = false

      let highPass = eq.bands[1]
      highPass.filterType = .highPass
      highPass.frequency = 100.0
      highPass.bypass = false


      But looks like the compression is applied to all the frequencies. The difference between peaks and the rest is lower.



      enter image description here



      I can see that each bands has the gain and bandwidth but I am not sure how to use them. Would be nice to understand how these bands work. Thanks!










      share|improve this question














      I am trying to use AVAudioEngine to remove offline some frequencies from an audio file. I would like to keep only the frequencies between 100 and 150 hertz.



      In JavaScript I do:



      var lowpass = offlineContext.createBiquadFilter();
      lowpass.type = "lowpass";
      lowpass.frequency.setValueAtTime(150, 0);
      lowpass.Q.setValueAtTime(1, 0);

      var highpass = offlineContext.createBiquadFilter();
      highpass.type = "highpass";
      highpass.frequency.setValueAtTime(100, 0);
      highpass.Q.setValueAtTime(1, 0);


      And some frequencies in the resulting audio look indeed not affected:



      enter image description here



      In Swift I am trying:



      let eq = AVAudioUnitEQ(numberOfBands: 2)
      engine.attach(eq)

      let lowPass = eq.bands[0]
      lowPass.filterType = .lowPass
      lowPass.frequency = 150.0
      lowPass.bypass = false

      let highPass = eq.bands[1]
      highPass.filterType = .highPass
      highPass.frequency = 100.0
      highPass.bypass = false


      But looks like the compression is applied to all the frequencies. The difference between peaks and the rest is lower.



      enter image description here



      I can see that each bands has the gain and bandwidth but I am not sure how to use them. Would be nice to understand how these bands work. Thanks!







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