• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.131-139
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• 2004

This paper proposes a variable-Q digital graphic equalizer with the opposite filters. A method for designing the proposed equalizer is also presented. In the proposed variable-Q equalizer, we adjust the Q-factor of the equalizer filter depending on the gain, yielding an improved equalizer performance. Also, by increasing the Q-factor of the opposite filters gracefully as the gain becomes greater, the inter-band interference can be removed effectively. We shall show that the frequency response of the proposed equalizer can reproduce the user's gain setting faithfully.