Audio signal correction and calibration for a room environment

1. A method of processing an audio signal, the method comprising:

recording the audio signal generated within a particular room environment;

processing the audio signal to create an original frequency response based on the audio signal;

identifying a target sub-region of the frequency response which has a predetermined area percentage of a total area under a curve generated by the frequency response;

determining whether the target sub-region is a narrow energy region;

creating at least one filter to adjust the frequency response; and

applying the at least one filter to the audio signal.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

calculating a frequency, a quality factor (Q) and a gain (G) of the target sub-region;

determining whether the Q is greater than a predefined Q threshold and whether the gain is less than a predefined G threshold; and

if the Q is greater than the predefined Q threshold and the G is less than the predefined G threshold then determining that the target sub-region is a narrow energy region.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein if the target sub-region is determined to be a narrow energy region then performing a flattening operation on the target sub-region to create a new flattened sub-region.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

creating a filter based on a new frequency, Q value and G value of the flattened sub-region.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

creating a new frequency response based on the new target sub-region and the corresponding filter.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

subtracting the original frequency response from the new frequency response.

7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the predefined Q threshold is 10 and the predefined G threshold is 0.5.

8. An apparatus configured to process an audio signal, the apparatus comprising:

a memory;

a microphone configured to record the audio signal generated within a particular room environment; and

a processor configured to

process the audio signal to create an original frequency response based on the audio signal,

identify a target sub-region of the frequency response which has a predetermined area percentage of a total area under a curve generated by the frequency response,

determine whether the target sub-region is a narrow energy region,

create at least one filter to adjust the frequency response, and

apply the at least one filter to the audio signal.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to

calculate a frequency, a quality factor (Q) and a gain (G) of the target sub-region,

determine whether the Q is greater than a predefined Q threshold and whether the gain is less than a predefined G threshold, and

if the Q is greater than the predefined Q threshold and the G is less than the predefined G threshold then determining that the target sub-region is a narrow energy region.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein if the target sub-region is determined to be a narrow energy region then the processor is configured to perform a flattening operation on the target sub-region to create a new flattened sub-region.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the filter is also configured to create a filter based on a new frequency, Q value and G value of the flattened sub-region.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is also configured to create a new frequency response based on the new target sub-region and the corresponding filter.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processor is also configured to subtract the original frequency response from the new frequency response.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the predefined Q threshold is 10 and the predefined G threshold is 0.5.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to process an audio signal, the processor being further configured to perform:

recording the audio signal generated within a particular room environment;

processing the audio signal to create an original frequency response based on the audio signal;

identifying a target sub-region of the frequency response which has a predetermined area percentage of a total area under a curve generated by the frequency response;

determining whether the target sub-region is a narrow energy region;

creating at least one filter to adjust the frequency response; and

applying the at least one filter to the audio signal.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

calculating a frequency, a quality factor (Q) and a gain (G) of the target sub-region;

determining whether the Q is greater than a predefined Q threshold and whether the gain is less than a predefined G threshold; and

if the Q is greater than the predefined Q threshold and the G is less than the predefined G threshold then determining that the target sub-region is a narrow energy region.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein if the target sub-region is determined to be a narrow energy region then performing a flattening operation on the target sub-region to create a new flattened sub-region.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

creating a filter based on a new frequency, Q value and G value of the flattened sub-region.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

creating a new frequency response based on the new target sub-region and the corresponding filter.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

subtracting the original frequency response from the new frequency response, and wherein the predefined Q threshold is 10 and the predefined G threshold is 0.5.