[sdiy] Talking of Q

[Tom Wiltshire]

Yeah, I'd like to know about this too.

Isn't resonance/oscillation regarded as "infinite Q"? Or am I totally wrong about that?

If so, most synth filters go from zero to infinity. I suppose the usable part of that range is probably much less - which might be where 0-500 comes in.

I always pictured it as something that looks like x^2 - a graph curving off upwards exponentially towards y-axis infinity. Maybe that's not how it is...

T.




On 17 Jun 2011, at 11:54, Justin Owen wrote:

> Hey all,
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> I've been trying to work through the maths of a few filter-related equations recently.
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> With regards to calculating Q...
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> Can anyone provide some Q range/factor amounts for some real world filter designs?
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> For example, the ARP2500 filter is claimed to have a Q range of 500+ - is this pretty standard?
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> Just trying to put the bits I'm trying to understand into a context that I understand... if that makes sense...
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> Thanks,
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> Justin
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