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MODFILTERBANK - Modulation filter bank

Program code:

function [outsig,mfc] = modfilterbank(insig,fs,fc,varargin)
%MODFILTERBANK  Modulation filter bank
%   Usage: [outsig, mfc] = modfilterbank(insig,fs,fc);
%
%   Input parameters:
%      insig  : Input signal(s)
%      fs     : Sampling rate in Hz,
%      fc     : Center frequencies of the input signals
%
%   Output parameters:
%      outsig : Modulation filtered signals
%      mfc    : Center frequencies of the modulation filters.
%
%   MODFILTERBANK(insig,fs,fc) applies a modulation filterbank to the input
%   signals insig which are sampled with a frequency of fs Hz. Each column in
%   insig is assumed to be bandpass filtered with a center frequency stored in fc.
%
%   By default, the modulation filters will have center frequencies
%   0,5,10,16.6,27.77,... where each next center frequency is 5/3 times the
%   previous one. For modulation frequencies below (and including) 10 Hz,
%   the real value of the filters are returned, and for higher modulation
%   center frequencies, the absolute value (the envelope) is returned.
%  
%   References:
%     T. Dau, B. Kollmeier, and A. Kohlrausch. Modeling auditory processing
%     of amplitude modulation. I. Detection and masking with narrow-band
%     carriers. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 102:2892--2905, 1997a.
%     
%     R. Fassel and D. Pueschel. Modulation detection and masking using
%     deterministic and random maskers. Contributions to Psychological
%     Acoustics, edited by A. Schick (Universitaetsgesellschaft Oldenburg,
%     Oldenburg), pages 419--429, 1993.
%     
%     A. Kohlrausch, R. Fassel, and D. Torsten. The influence of carrier
%     level and frequency on modulation and beat-detection thresholds for
%     sinusoidal carriers. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 108:723--734, 2000.
%     
%     J. Verhey, T. Dau, and B. Kollmeier. Within-channel cues in
%     comodulation masking release (cmr): experiments and model predictions
%     using a modulation-filterbank model. J. Acoust. Soc. Am.,
%     106:2733--2745, 1999.
%     
%               jepsen2008cmh
%
%   See also: breebaart2001_preproc
%
%   Url: http://amtoolbox.sourceforge.net/data/amt-test/htdocs/amt-0.10.0/doc/general/modfilterbank.php

% Copyright (C) 2009-2020 Piotr Majdak and the AMT team.
% This file is part of Auditory Modeling Toolbox (AMT) version 0.10.0
%
% This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
% the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
% (at your option) any later version.
%
% This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
% GNU General Public License for more details.
%
% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
% along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  
% AUTHOR: Stephan Ewert
%
% Modifications by Morten L. Jepsen, Peter L. Søndergaard, and Alejandro Osses.

definput.keyvals.mfc=[];
[flags,kv]=ltfatarghelper({},definput,varargin);

nfreqchannels=length(fc);

Q = 2;
bw = 5;
ex=(1+1/(2*Q))/(1-1/(2*Q));

outsig=cell(nfreqchannels,1);

startmf = 5;

% second order modulation Butterworth lowpass filter with a cut-off frequency 
% of 2.5 Hz.
[b_lowpass,a_lowpass] = butter(2,2.5/(fs/2));

% first order modulation Butterworth lowpass filter with a cut-off
% frequency of 150 Hz. This is to remove all modulation frequencies
% above 150 Hz. The motivation behind this filter can be found in kohlrausch2000
if flags.do_LP_150_Hz 
    [b_highest,a_highest] = butter(1,150/(fs/2));
end

% Set the highest modulation frequency as proportion of the corresponding
% center frequency. (see Verhey1999)
if flags.do_mfc_upper_limit
    umf = min(fc.*0.25, 1000);  
end
if flags.do_no_mfc_upper_limit
    umf = 1000*ones(1,length(fc));
end
if flags.do_att_factor
    Factor = 1/sqrt(2); % This is according to Jepsen2008, page 426
end
if flags.do_no_att_factor
    Factor = 1;
end

for freqchannel=1:nfreqchannels
  
  if flags.do_no_LP_150_Hz % this should be the default for dau1997a,b
    outtmp = insig(:,freqchannel);
  end
  % Cut away highest modulation frequencies
  if flags.do_LP_150_Hz
    outtmp = filter(b_highest,a_highest,insig(:,freqchannel));
  end
  
  if umf(freqchannel)==0
    % ----------- only lowpass ---------------------
    outsigblock = filter(b_lowpass,a_lowpass,outtmp);
    mfc = 0;

  else                
    tmp = fix((min(umf(freqchannel),10) - startmf)/bw);
    tmp = 0:tmp;
    mfc = startmf + 5*tmp;
    tmp2 = (mfc(end)+bw/2)/(1-1/(2*Q));
    tmp = fix(log(umf(freqchannel)/tmp2)/log(ex));
    tmp = 0:tmp;
    tmp = ex.^tmp;
    mfc=[0 mfc tmp2*tmp];

    % --------- lowpass and modulation filter(s) ---
    outsigblock = zeros(length(insig),length(mfc));
    outsigblock(:,1) = filter(b_lowpass,a_lowpass,outtmp);

    for nmfc=2:length(mfc)
      w0 = 2*pi*mfc(nmfc)/fs;
      if mfc(nmfc) < 10
   	[b3,a3] = efilt(w0,2*pi*bw/fs);
      else
        [b3,a3] = efilt(w0,w0/Q);
      end
      
      outsigblock(:,nmfc) = 2*filter(b3,a3,outtmp);
    end
    
  end
  
  %% ------------ post-processing --------------------
  
  for nmfc=1:length(mfc) % v2 MJ 17. oct 2006
    if mfc(nmfc) <= 10
      outsigblock(:,nmfc) = 1*real(outsigblock(:,nmfc));
    else
      outsigblock(:,nmfc) = Factor*abs(outsigblock(:,nmfc));
    end
  end
  

  outsig{freqchannel}=outsigblock;
end;

%% ------------ subfunctions ------------------------


% complex frequency shifted first order lowpass
function [b,a] = efilt(w0,bw);

e0 = exp(-bw/2);

b = 1 - e0;
a = [1, -e0*exp(1i*w0)];