Is there a rule of thumb for how many coefficients to choose for a fractional delay filter? I figure there might be a trade off based on the signal frequency as well as my sample rate (this is running on an FPGA), but I can't seem to find a good rule of thumb.
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- More taps = more resources (multipliers and registers)
- More taps = longer transient response, in some applications it can be a dealbreaker. It could cause significant pre-echo which can be problematic in some applications such as ultrasound time-of-flight diffraction.
- More taps = better frequency response, your fractional delay will have a unity gain for a wider frequency range. Same for group delay.
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That really depends on your requirements and your specific application. For audio I have used anywhere between 4 and 128 depending on what the application was.
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1$\begingroup$ I guess that would sort of drives my question then, what requirements are needed for tuning it? $\endgroup$ – toozie21 Dec 5 '13 at 20:25
