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Simple High-Pass Filter

Post by Drone » Thu Jun 08, 2017 7:25 pm

If I'm making a simple passive RC HPF, can I consider the input impedance of the next device as R or do I need to define R out of circuit?

This gets confusing as the input is an impedance not a DC resistance, but does it not affect the way the circuit works?
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Post by ubertar » Fri Jun 09, 2017 7:51 am

Why not use a pot (or trim pot) instead of a fixed resistor, then dial in what sounds best? You could treat Z as R to figure the mid-point of the pot (pot value = 2R) and tweak from there.

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Post by ashcat_lt » Sat Jun 10, 2017 2:22 pm

I think ideally you would choose R to be at most 1/10th of the load impedance so that impedance can be effectively ignored. You also want that resistor to be at least 10 times as big as the out-Z of the source.

Usually the input impedance of a device is specified somewhere in the middle of the audio band (like 1K is pretty standarde), but for most active devices we work with, it's actually pretty close to the same until you get out to the extremes. Like, the frequency-dependent component will be the coupling cap at the input - which will not start to get big enough to worry about until you get down below 20Hz - and by cable capacitance which doesn't get big small enough to matter until above 20KHz.

That's in general and for active devices though. Specifics matter. What do you intend to connect on either end of this?
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Post by ashcat_lt » Sat Jun 10, 2017 2:22 pm

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Post by Drone » Sat Jun 10, 2017 3:27 pm

It's between a mixer output, and a power amp input, so yes active, connected unbalanced, using 1/4" jacks.

Basically, I run my guitar/bass rig thru a mixer, and used to use two regular amps, one with the preamp bypassed, one using the preamp with the bass rolled off, now I want to use one stereo power amp, and I need something to effectively roll all the bass out of one side. So the crossover point isn't too specific. If I can put a cap and a resistor in a jack or a little box or something.
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Post by ashcat_lt » Sat Jun 17, 2017 1:27 pm

IF it's always going to the same input, then you don't even need the resistor. Spec the cap based on the input Z of the amplifier. It'll be plenty close enough.

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