/* ============================================================================== This file is part of the JUCE library. Copyright (c) 2015 - ROLI Ltd. Permission is granted to use this software under the terms of either: a) the GPL v2 (or any later version) b) the Affero GPL v3 Details of these licenses can be found at: www.gnu.org/licenses JUCE 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To release a closed-source product which uses JUCE, commercial licenses are available: visit www.juce.com for more information. ============================================================================== */ #ifndef JUCE_DECIBELS_H_INCLUDED #define JUCE_DECIBELS_H_INCLUDED //============================================================================== /** This class contains some helpful static methods for dealing with decibel values. */ class Decibels { public: //============================================================================== /** Converts a dBFS value to its equivalent gain level. A gain of 1.0 = 0 dB, and lower gains map onto negative decibel values. Any decibel value lower than minusInfinityDb will return a gain of 0. */ template static Type decibelsToGain (const Type decibels, const Type minusInfinityDb = (Type) defaultMinusInfinitydB) { return decibels > minusInfinityDb ? std::pow ((Type) 10.0, decibels * (Type) 0.05) : Type(); } /** Converts a gain level into a dBFS value. A gain of 1.0 = 0 dB, and lower gains map onto negative decibel values. If the gain is 0 (or negative), then the method will return the value provided as minusInfinityDb. */ template static Type gainToDecibels (const Type gain, const Type minusInfinityDb = (Type) defaultMinusInfinitydB) { return gain > Type() ? jmax (minusInfinityDb, (Type) std::log10 (gain) * (Type) 20.0) : minusInfinityDb; } //============================================================================== /** Converts a decibel reading to a string, with the 'dB' suffix. If the decibel value is lower than minusInfinityDb, the return value will be "-INF dB". */ template static String toString (const Type decibels, const int decimalPlaces = 2, const Type minusInfinityDb = (Type) defaultMinusInfinitydB) { String s; if (decibels <= minusInfinityDb) { s = "-INF dB"; } else { if (decibels >= Type()) s << '+'; s << String (decibels, decimalPlaces) << " dB"; } return s; } private: //============================================================================== enum { defaultMinusInfinitydB = -100 }; Decibels(); // This class can't be instantiated, it's just a holder for static methods.. JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE (Decibels) }; #endif // JUCE_DECIBELS_H_INCLUDED