Methods > Recorders > FilterApply method

Remarks

Applies an embedded filter to the recording stream. Current parameters can be modified through the FilterParametersSet method.

For further information about the use of embedded filters refer to the How to apply embedded filters section.

Syntax

[Visual Basic]

Public Function FilterApply (

nFilterName as enumFilterNames,

nFilterType as enumFilterTypes,

fFrequency1 as Single,

fFrequency2 as Single,

fGain as Single,

fTransitionTime as Single

) as enumErrorCodes

[C#]

public enumErrorCodes FilterApply (

enumFilterNames nFilterName,

enumFilterTypes nFilterType,

float fFrequency1,

float fFrequency2,

float fGain,

float fTransitionTime

);

[C++]

public: enumErrorCodes FilterApply (

enumFilterNames nFilterName,

enumFilterTypes nFilterType,

float fFrequency1,

float fFrequency2,

float fGain,

float fTransitionTime

);

Parameter

Description

nFilterName

Numeric value representing the filter name.

Supported values are the following:

Mnemonic constant	Value	Meaning
FILTER_NAME_BESSEL	0	Bessel IIR Filter
FILTER_NAME_BUTTERWORTH	1	Butterworth IIR Filter
FILTER_NAME_HAMMING	2	Hamming FIR Filter
FILTER_NAME_HANNING	3	Hanning FIR Filter
FILTER_NAME_BLACKMAN	4	Blackman FIR Filter
FILTER_NAME_RECTANGULAR	5	Rectangular FIR Filter
FILTER_NAME_KAISER	6	Kaiser FIR Filter

nFilterType

Numeric value representing the filter type.

Supported values are the following:

Mnemonic constant	Value	Meaning
FILTER_TYPE_LOW_PASS	0	Low Pass Filter
FILTER_TYPE_HIGH_PASS	1	High Pass Filter
FILTER_TYPE_BAND_PASS	2	Band Pass Filter
FILTER_TYPE_BAND_STOP	3	Stop Band Filter

fFrequency1

First corner frequency, expressed in Hertz.

For Low Pass and High Pass filters, this parameter represents the cut-off frequency.

For Band Pass and Band Stop filters, this parameter represents the low frequency cut.

The value of this parameter must be higher than 0 and smaller than half the frequency of the recording which can be determined in two ways:

•	if the EncodeFormats.ResampleMode property is set to RESAMPLE_MODE_CUSTOM_FORMAT, through the EncodeFormats.ResampleCustomFrequency property

•	if the EncodeFormats.ResampleMode property is set to RESAMPLE_MODE_NATIVE_FORMAT, through the frequency established by the value set into the EncodeFormats.ResampleNativeFormat property

fFrequency2

Second corner frequency, expressed in Hertz.

For Low Pass and High Pass filters, this parameter is ignored and can be set to 0.

For Band Pass and Band Stop filters, this parameter represents the high frequency cut and its value must be higher than 0, higher than the value of the fFrequency1 parameter and smaller than half the frequency of the sound under editing; the frequency of the recording which can be determined in two ways:

•	if the EncodeFormats.ResampleMode property is set to RESAMPLE_MODE_CUSTOM_FORMAT, through the EncodeFormats.ResampleCustomFrequency property

•	if the EncodeFormats.ResampleMode property is set to RESAMPLE_MODE_NATIVE_FORMAT, through the frequency established by the value set into the EncodeFormats.ResampleNativeFormat property

fGain

Gain applied to the filter, expressed in percentage: typically this parameter should be set to 100 which leaves the original sound level unchanged during filtering; values under 100 reduce the sound level while values above 100 amplify the sound level.

This parameter is ignored by IIR filters like Bessel and Butterworth.

fTransitionTime

Transition time, expressed in milliseconds, describes how quickly a filter transitions from a pass band to a stop band, or vice versa.

The minimum accepted value is 201 milliseconds.

This parameter is ignored by IIR filters like Bessel and Butterworth.

Return value

Value	Meaning

Negative value	An error occurred (see the LastError property for further error details)
enumErrorCodes.ERR_NOERROR (0)	The method call was successful.