Re: [AH] all pass filter?

From ross healy
Sent Sat, Oct 21st 2006, 00:02

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Magnus Danielson wrote:
> From: Jason Proctor <xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: Re: [AH] all pass filter?
> Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:02:34 -0700
> Message-ID: <a062007aec15f05dd1fe7@[10.0.1.201]>
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>> the CGS steiner synthacon filter as an all-pass input - verr nice
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>> so the "cutoff frequency" is the frequency at which the phase 
>> shifting starts? i'm not sure i get the concept as such.
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> Actually, that's where the phase-shift is in the steepest change. If you look
> at a single-pole lowpass, it shifts 180 degrees with 90 degrees at the cutoff.
> In an single-pole allpass, it shifts 360 degrees with 180 degrees at the
> cutoff, just as if you would have put two single-pole lowpass filters in
> series, but withouth the change in gain as the frequency shifts.
> The rate of phase-change is greaters at the "cut-off" which is apparent for
> geometrical reasons if you would plot the poles and zeros, but that would
> involve alot of armwaving, as if we haven't done enought of that here. :P
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> Cheers,
> Magnus
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