We propose a sine wave with slowly decaying envelope as a test signal for signal processors using floating-point arithmetic. Rounding errors in the filter will cause amplitude (or phase) irregularities in the reproduced sine wave, and simulations show that certain filters implemented in 24-bit arithmetic will cause effects detectable through a 16-bit communication channel.

Authors: Barton, G. J.; Craven, Peter G.
Affiliation: Torus, Oxford, UK
AES Convention: 77 (March 1985) Paper Number: 2180
Publication Date: March 1, 1985 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Digital and Analog Recording
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