References : Posted by Bram
Notes :
xxxx_in_ms is xxxx in milliseconds ;-)
Code :
init::
attack_coef = exp(log(0.01)/( attack_in_ms * samplerate * 0.001));
release_coef = exp(log(0.01)/( release_in_ms * samplerate * 0.001));
envelope = 0.0;
loop::
tmp = fabs(in);
if(tmp > envelope)
envelope = attack_coef * (envelope - tmp) + tmp;
else
envelope = release_coef * (envelope - tmp) + tmp;
Comments
from : jm[AT]kampsax[DOT]dtu[DOT]dk
comment : the expressions of the form:
xxxx_coef = exp(log(0.01)/( xxxx_in_ms * samplerate * 0.001));
can be simplified a little bit to:
xxxx_coef = pow(0.01, 1.0/( xxxx_in_ms * samplerate * 0.001));
from : kainhart[AT]hotmail[DOT]com
comment : Excuse me if I'm asking a lame question but is the envelope variable the output for the given input sample? Also would this algorithm apply to each channel independently for a stereo signal? One more question what is an Envelope Follower, what does it sound like?
from : yanyuqiang[AT]hotmail[DOT]com
comment : What's the difference between this one and the one you posted named 'Envelope detector'? Different definiton? What's the exact definition of release time and attack time?
from : scoofy[AT]inf[DOT]elte[DOT]hu
comment : Here the definition of the attack/release time is the time for the envelope to fall from 100% to 1%. In the other version, the definition is for the envelope to fall from 100% to 36.7%. So in this one the envelope is about 4.6 times faster.