
 Design Guide for the Polycom SoundStructure C16, C12, C8, and SR12
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figured to have different equalization.
To enable a filter, click the check box next to the filter. This will make the filter 
the active filter and allow the parameters to be changed as shown next.
The cut off frequency can be adjusted between 0 Hz and 20,000 Hz, the order 
can be adjusted from 2nd to 8th, and either a Butterworth or Linkwitz-Riley 
filter may be selected.
For each of the 1 parametric filters, the designer can choose from:
•Parametric filter
•Notch filter
•Allpass filter
Parametric filters emphasize or de-emphasize the center frequency with a gain 
and bandwidth setting. The user can specify the bandwidth (in octaves), center 
frequency (in Hz), and gain (from 0 to 20 dB).
Notch filters eliminate energy (attenuate only) at the center frequency. The 
amount of attenuation for the signal is determined by the bandwidth (in 
octaves) selected. The bandwidth is defined as where the gain is -3 dB.
Allpass filters do not modify the gain of the signal, but change the phase. For 
a second order allpass filter, the phase shift is 0 degrees at 0 Hz, 360 degrees at 
high frequencies, and 180 degrees at the center frequency. The bandwidth is 
defined as the bandwidth (in octaves) where the phase shift is 90 degrees and 
270 degrees.