6-th order Lagrange Sample Interpolator
High-quality sample interpolator
DESCRIPTION
This macro performs sample interpolation on an array of samples, given a floating-point index into the sample buffer.
The macro implements a 6th-order Lagrange interpolator, that provides significantly better quality (flatter frequency response) than the common-use 4-point interpolators.
Not only useful, but also pretty in it's implemenation, in a strange Reaktor core kind of way (see the picture). The implementation has a curious and elegant symmetry, for those who care for such things. And as usual, a totally impenetrable implementation after the fact. But it looks pretty.
For those who don't care for such things, worry not: it just works.
Performance is about 50% more than a 4-point interpolator. (Table reads are slowish compared to math operations, so this macro is 50% slower because it does 50% more table reads).
You would use this macro to build good sample players, for example. That is left as an exercise for the downloader. But, if you implement a sample player that uses this macro, please keep the Karma balanced, and upload it to the library.
(oops. v1.1: bug fix).
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