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SIG_WHITENOISEBURST - burst of white noise

Program code:

function sig = sig_whitenoiseburst(fs)
% SIG_WHITENOISEBURST burst of white noise
%
%   Generate the noise signal used for the binaural model to predict the
%   perceived direction; used by Wierstorf et al. (2013)
%
%   See also: wierstorf2013
%
%   Url: http://amtoolbox.org/amt-1.2.0/doc/signals/sig_whitenoiseburst.php

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% This file is part of Auditory Modeling Toolbox (AMT) version 1.2.0
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noise_length = 700;
pause_length = 300;
slope_length = 20;
% calculate samples from ms
noise_samples = round(noise_length/1000*fs);
pause_samples = round(pause_length/1000*fs);
slope_samples = round(slope_length/1000*fs);
% on- and offset slope
win = hann_window(slope_samples,slope_samples,noise_samples);
% bandpass filter
n=4;      % 2nd order butterworth filter
fnq=fs/2;  % Nyquist frequency
wn=[125/fnq 20000/fnq];    % butterworth bandpass non-dimensional frequency
[b,a]=butter(n,wn); % construct the filter
%
pause_sig = zeros(round(pause_samples/2),1);
sig_noise = noise(noise_samples,1,'white') .* win;
sig = [pause_sig; sig_noise; pause_sig];
sig = filtfilt(b,a,sig);
sig = sig(1:end-round(pause_samples/2));