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1. Summary: [Nature Recordists] Re: EIN values and bits and peaks

Subject: 1. Summary: [Nature Recordists] Re: EIN values and bits and peaks
From: "Raimund" animalsounds
Date: Sun Dec 23, 2012 3:53 am ((PST))
Robin Parmar wrote:

> OK, in order to contribute something tangible I have created a tool-kit o=
f eight functions useful for noise calculations of the type described in th=
is thread. There are also three examples, one explicitly taken from earlier=
 in this discussion. Plus a test suite. And documentation.
>
> It is written in Python, which is the easiest, most readable programming =
language I know. It is free to use and runs on all operating systems. If yo=
u don't know about it, you are in for a treat.
>
> If you have some other preferred language it will be trivial for you to c=
onvert the code.
>
> The file EINcalculations.py has been uploaded to the member's folder.
>
> Please correct any of my mistakes in understanding or implementation.

Thanks Robin,

I just found the time to look at your file. Certainly the general documenta=
tion at the beginning of the file is quite useful for beginners.

I would only disagree a bit with the 5 dB correction between A-weighted and=
 broad-band noise figures (you obviously took that from the RaneNote articl=
e). In my experience, the difference between broad-band (20 Hz - 20 kHz ban=
dwidth) and A-weigthed noise figures is only about 2 to 3 dB as long as the=
 frequency spectrum of the noise floor is relatively flat.

Regards,
Raimund








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