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authorskal <pascal.massimino@gmail.com>2026-02-06 18:08:06 +0100
committerskal <pascal.massimino@gmail.com>2026-02-06 18:08:06 +0100
commit42390a8a28377cd25021b1647abf9dbd43d4e2c8 (patch)
tree174f10bc635754b20764e764f1b9786f50f01f63 /src/audio
parent8aba6d94871315eac0153134a6c740344964d31f (diff)
fix(audio): Fix spectrogram amplification issue and add diagnostic tool
## Root Cause .spec files were NOT regenerated after orthonormal DCT changes (commit d9e0da9). They contained spectrograms from old non-orthonormal DCT (16x larger values), but were played back with new orthonormal IDCT. Result: 16x amplification → Peaks of 12-17x → Severe clipping/distortion ## Diagnosis Tool Created specplay tool to analyze and play .spec/.wav files: - Reports PCM peak and RMS values - Detects clipping during playback - Usage: ./build/specplay <file.spec|file.wav> ## Fixes 1. Revert accidental window.h include in synth.cc (keep no-window state) 2. Adjust gen.cc scaling from 16x to 6.4x (16/2.5) for procedural notes 3. Regenerated ALL .spec files with ./scripts/gen_spectrograms.sh ## Verified Results Before: Peak=16.571 (KICK_3), 12.902 (SNARE_2), 14.383 (SNARE_3) After: Peak=0.787 (BASS_GUITAR_FEEL), 0.759 (SNARE_909), 0.403 (KICK_606) All peaks now < 1.0 (safe range)
Diffstat (limited to 'src/audio')
-rw-r--r--src/audio/gen.cc9
-rw-r--r--src/audio/synth.cc1
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/audio/gen.cc b/src/audio/gen.cc
index 5604457..74b468c 100644
--- a/src/audio/gen.cc
+++ b/src/audio/gen.cc
@@ -72,7 +72,14 @@ std::vector<float> generate_note_spectrogram(const NoteParams& params,
// Scale up to compensate for orthonormal normalization
// Old non-orthonormal DCT had no sqrt scaling, so output was ~sqrt(N/2) larger
// Scale factor: sqrt(DCT_SIZE / 2) = sqrt(256) = 16
- const float scale_factor = sqrtf(DCT_SIZE / 2.0f);
+ //
+ // HOWEVER: After removing synthesis windowing (commit f998bfc), audio is louder.
+ // The old synthesis incorrectly applied Hamming window to spectrum (reducing energy by 0.63x).
+ // New synthesis is correct (no window), but procedural notes with 16x scaling are too loud.
+ //
+ // Analysis applies Hamming window (0.63x energy). With 16x scaling: 0.63 × 16 ≈ 10x.
+ // Divide by 2.5 to match the relative loudness increase: 16 / 2.5 = 6.4
+ const float scale_factor = sqrtf(DCT_SIZE / 2.0f) / 2.5f;
// Copy to buffer with scaling
for (int i = 0; i < DCT_SIZE; ++i) {
diff --git a/src/audio/synth.cc b/src/audio/synth.cc
index 798a02e..2072bb4 100644
--- a/src/audio/synth.cc
+++ b/src/audio/synth.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
#include "synth.h"
#include "audio/dct.h"
+#include "audio/window.h"
#include "util/debug.h"
#include <atomic>
#include <math.h>