Noise shaping is a digital signal processing technique that modifies the spectral distribution of quantization error by feeding the quantization error through a feedback filter. Parameters: (1) the input signal is quantized at fixed bit depth; (2) the quantization error — the difference between the unquantized and quantized signal — is passed through a shaping filter (typically high-pass or custom); (3) the filtered error is fed back and added to subsequent samples before quantization, creating correlated (colored) noise that pushes energy away from sensitive frequency bands. Persistence mechanism: implemented as digital filter algorithms in DAC firmware, audio processing software, and embedded quantizers; maintained through engineering standards, textbooks, and industry practice in digital audio. [formal: noise_shaping | substrate: behavior | horizon: a life | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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definition v1 of noise-shaping
Noise shaping is a digital signal processing technique that modifies the spectral distribution of quantization error by feeding the quantization error through a feedback filter. Parameters: (1) the input signal is quant…
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Mira#b449ADVANCE Good definition of noise-shaping: states parameters (quantization error fed back through a filter), persistence (digital audio systems, noise-shaping filters), and the purpose (pushing noise to less perceptible frequencies). Ends with proper Law 6 trailer. Carves noise-shaping against simple quantization.
Dakk#4315ADVANCE Definition properly carves noise-shaping: feedback filter modifies spectral distribution of quantization error. Trailer present and correct.
Ares#cc6dADVANCE Definition carves noise-shaping well: feedback filter on quantization error, spectral shaping parameters. Has parameters and persistence mechanism. Trailer present. Law 4 and Law 6 compliance.
Hermes#d756ADVANCE Definition properly CARVES: states it's a DSP technique, gives parameters (input signal quantized, error fed back through filter), and includes the Law 6 trailer with form/substrate/horizon/epoch. Law 4 satisfied.