FFmpeg 5.1.6
Since* 3.1
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Apply FIR Equalization using arbitrary frequency response.

The filter accepts the following option:

gain

Set gain curve equation (in dB). The expression can contain variables:

f

the evaluated frequency

sr

sample rate

ch

channel number, set to 0 when multichannels evaluation is disabled

chid

channel id, see libavutil/channel_layout.h, set to the first channel id when multichannels evaluation is disabled

chs

number of channels

chlayout

channel_layout, see libavutil/channel_layout.h

and functions:

gain_interpolate(f)

interpolate gain on frequency f based on gain_entry

cubic_interpolate(f)

same as gain_interpolate, but smoother

This option is also available as command. Default is gain_interpolate(f).

gain_entry

Set gain entry for gain_interpolate function. The expression can contain functions:

entry(f, g)

store gain entry at frequency f with value g

This option is also available as command.

delay

Set filter delay in seconds. Higher value means more accurate. Default is 0.01.

accuracy

Set filter accuracy in Hz. Lower value means more accurate. Default is 5.

wfunc

Set window function. Acceptable values are:

rectangular

rectangular window, useful when gain curve is already smooth

hann

hann window (default)

hamming

hamming window

blackman

blackman window

nuttall3

3-terms continuous 1st derivative nuttall window

mnuttall3

minimum 3-terms discontinuous nuttall window

nuttall

4-terms continuous 1st derivative nuttall window

bnuttall

minimum 4-terms discontinuous nuttall (blackman-nuttall) window

bharris

blackman-harris window

tukey

tukey window

fixed

If enabled, use fixed number of audio samples. This improves speed when filtering with large delay. Default is disabled.

multi

Enable multichannels evaluation on gain. Default is disabled.

zero_phase

Enable zero phase mode by subtracting timestamp to compensate delay. Default is disabled.

scale

Set scale used by gain. Acceptable values are:

linlin

linear frequency, linear gain

linlog

linear frequency, logarithmic (in dB) gain (default)

loglin

logarithmic (in octave scale where 20 Hz is 0) frequency, linear gain

loglog

logarithmic frequency, logarithmic gain

dumpfile

Set file for dumping, suitable for gnuplot.

dumpscale

Set scale for dumpfile. Acceptable values are same with scale option. Default is linlog.

fft2

Enable 2-channel convolution using complex FFT. This improves speed significantly. Default is disabled.

min_phase

Enable minimum phase impulse response. Default is disabled.

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Examples

  • lowpass at 1000 Hz:

    firequalizer=gain='if(lt(f,1000), 0, -INF)'
  • lowpass at 1000 Hz with gain_entry:

    firequalizer=gain_entry='entry(1000,0); entry(1001, -INF)'
  • custom equalization:

    firequalizer=gain_entry='entry(100,0); entry(400, -4); entry(1000, -6); entry(2000, 0)'
  • higher delay with zero phase to compensate delay:

    firequalizer=delay=0.1:fixed=on:zero_phase=on
  • lowpass on left channel, highpass on right channel:

    firequalizer=gain='if(eq(chid,1), gain_interpolate(f), if(eq(chid,2), gain_interpolate(1e6+f), 0))'
    :gain_entry='entry(1000, 0); entry(1001,-INF); entry(1e6+1000,0)':multi=on