I'm currently trying to implement the following filter algorithm from music-dsp (for school ;):

--------------------------------------------------------- r = rez amount, from sqrt(2) to ~ 0.1 f = cutoff frequency (from ~0 Hz to SampleRate/2 - though many synths seem to filter only up to SampleRate/4)

The filter algo: out(n) = a1 * in + a2 * in(n-1) + a3 * in(n-2) - b1*out(n-1) - b2*out(n-2)

Lowpass: c = 1.0 / tan(pi * f / sample_rate);

a1 = 1.0 / ( 1.0 + r * c + c * c); a2 = 2* a1; a3 = a1; b1 = 2.0 * ( 1.0 - c*c) * a1; b2 = ( 1.0 - r * c + c * c) * a1;

Hipass: c = tan(pi * f / sample_rate);

a1 = 1.0 / ( 1.0 + r * c + c * c); a2 = -2*a1; a3 = a1; b1 = 2.0 * ( c*c - 1.0) * a1; b2 = ( 1.0 - r * c + c * c) * a1; ---------------------------------------------------------

My code compiles, but I'm not getting any sound from the outlet. I suspect this is because of the algorithm, which uses input and output values from 'back in time':

out[i] = ( a1 * in[i] + a2 * in[i-1] + a3 * in[i-2] - b1*out[i-1] - b2*out[i-2] );

Do I need to rewrite this with temp variables?

My code looks like this:

--------------------------------------------------------- import com.cycling74.max.*; import com.cycling74.msp.*; import java.lang.Math.*;

public class filt extends MSPPerformer { private float freq = 500.0f; private float c = 0.0f; private float r = 0.1f;

private float a1 = 0.0f; private float a2 = 0.0f; private float a3 = 0.0f; private float b1 = 0.0f; private float b2 = 0.0f;

private float tin1 = 0.0f, tin2 = 0.0f, to3 = 0.0f, to4 = 0.0f;

private float pi = 3.1415926f;

private double sr;

private static final String[] INLET_ASSIST = new String[]{ "input (sig)" }; private static final String[] OUTLET_ASSIST = new String[]{ "output (sig)" };

public filt(float gain) { declareInlets(new int[]{SIGNAL, DataTypes.FLOAT}); declareOutlets(new int[]{SIGNAL});

setInletAssist(0, "signal input"); setInletAssist(1, "freq"); setOutletAssist(OUTLET_ASSIST); }

public void inlet(float f) {

freq = f;

}

public void dspsetup(MSPSignal[] ins, MSPSignal[] outs) { //Max gives us the sample-rate 'sr' on load

sr = ins[0].sr;

post("dspsetup was called.'");

}

public void perform(MSPSignal[] ins, MSPSignal[] outs) {

c = 1.0f / (float)Math.tan((double)(pi * freq / (float)sr));

a1 = 1.0f / ( 1.0f + r * c + c * c); a2 = 2f* a1; a3 = a1; b1 = 2.0f * ( 1.0f - c*c) * a1; b2 = ( 1.0f - r * c + c * c) * a1;

int i; float[] in = ins[0].vec; float[] out = outs[0].vec; int vec_size = ins[0].n;

for(i = 0; i < vec_size; i++) {

out[i] = ( a1 * in[i] + a2 * in[i-1] + a3 * in[i-2] - b1*out[i-1] - b2*out[i-2] );

} } } ---------------------------------------------------------

-- Morgan Sutherland