/* ============================================================================== This file is part of the JUCE library. Copyright (c) 2017 - ROLI Ltd. JUCE is an open source library subject to commercial or open-source licensing. The code included in this file is provided under the terms of the ISC license http://www.isc.org/downloads/software-support-policy/isc-license. Permission To use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. JUCE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, AND ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR PURPOSE, ARE DISCLAIMED. ============================================================================== */ namespace juce { //============================================================================== /** 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) }; } // namespace juce