feat: add volume threshold control (#189)

Closes #188

docs/index.html

@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ <h1>Pitchy example</h1>
         navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true }).then((stream) => {
           audioContext.createMediaStreamSource(stream).connect(analyserNode);
           const detector = PitchDetector.forFloat32Array(analyserNode.fftSize);
+          detector.minVolumeDecibels = -10;
           const input = new Float32Array(detector.inputLength);
           updatePitch(analyserNode, detector, input, audioContext.sampleRate);
         });

docs/playground.html

@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@ <h1>Pitchy playground</h1>
       <fieldset>
         <legend>Data quality</legend>
 
+        <div class="row">
+          <label
+            >Minimum volume (dB):
+            <input id="min-volume-decibels" type="number" max="0" value="-10"
+          /></label>
+        </div>
+
         <div class="row">
           <label
             >Minimum clarity (%):
@@ -173,6 +180,7 @@ <h1>Pitchy playground</h1>
       const history = [];
       let historyLength = 100;
 
+      let minVolumeDecibels = -10;
       let minClarityPercent = 95;
       let [minPitch, maxPitch] = [60, 10000];
 
@@ -317,6 +325,7 @@ <h1>Pitchy playground</h1>
         });
         audioContext.createMediaStreamSource(micStream).connect(analyserNode);
         detector = PitchDetector.forFloat32Array(analyserNode.fftSize);
+        detector.minVolumeDecibels = minVolumeDecibels;
         inputBuffer = new Float32Array(detector.inputLength);
         actualInputBufferSize.innerText = inputBuffer.length.toFixed();
       }
@@ -362,6 +371,14 @@ <h1>Pitchy playground</h1>
         resetAudioContext();
       });
 
+      const minVolumeDecibelsInput = document.getElementById(
+        "min-volume-decibels",
+      );
+      minVolumeDecibelsInput.addEventListener("change", () => {
+        minVolumeDecibels = Number.parseFloat(minVolumeDecibelsInput.value);
+        if (detector) detector.minVolumeDecibels = minVolumeDecibels;
+      });
+
       const minClarityPercentInput = document.getElementById(
         "min-clarity-percent",
       );

index.js

@@ -254,9 +254,12 @@ export class PitchDetector {
   _autocorrelator;
   /** @private @type {T} */
   _nsdfBuffer;
-  // TODO: it might be nice if this were configurable
-  /** @private @readonly */
+  /** @private @type {number} */
   _clarityThreshold = 0.9;
+  /** @private @type {number} */
+  _minVolumeAbsolute = 0.0;
+  /** @private @type {number} */
+  _maxInputAmplitude = 1.0;
 
   /**
    * A helper method to create an {@link PitchDetector} using {@link Float32Array} buffers.
@@ -313,6 +316,73 @@ export class PitchDetector {
     return this._autocorrelator.inputLength;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets the clarity threshold used when identifying the correct pitch (the constant
+   * `k` from the MPM paper). The value must be between 0 (exclusive) and 1
+   * (inclusive), with the most suitable range being between 0.8 and 1.
+   *
+   * @param threshold {number} the clarity threshold
+   */
+  set clarityThreshold(threshold) {
+    if (!Number.isFinite(threshold) || threshold <= 0 || threshold > 1) {
+      throw new Error("clarityThreshold must be a number in the range (0, 1]");
+    }
+    this._clarityThreshold = threshold;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the minimum detectable volume, as an absolute number between 0 and
+   * `maxInputAmplitude`, inclusive, to consider in a sample when detecting the
+   * pitch. If a sample fails to meet this minimum volume, `findPitch` will
+   * return a clarity of 0.
+   *
+   * Volume is calculated as the RMS (root mean square) of the input samples.
+   *
+   * @param volume {number} the minimum volume as an absolute amplitude value
+   */
+  set minVolumeAbsolute(volume) {
+    if (
+      !Number.isFinite(volume) ||
+      volume < 0 ||
+      volume > this._maxInputAmplitude
+    ) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `minVolumeAbsolute must be a number in the range [0, ${this._maxInputAmplitude}]`,
+      );
+    }
+    this._minVolumeAbsolute = volume;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the minimum volume using a decibel measurement. Must be less than or
+   * equal to 0: 0 indicates the loudest possible sound (see
+   * `maxInputAmplitude`), -10 is a sound with a tenth of the volume of the
+   * loudest possible sound, etc.
+   *
+   * Volume is calculated as the RMS (root mean square) of the input samples.
+   *
+   * @param db {number} the minimum volume in decibels, with 0 being the loudest
+   * sound
+   */
+  set minVolumeDecibels(db) {
+    if (!Number.isFinite(db) || db > 0) {
+      throw new Error("minVolumeDecibels must be a number <= 0");
+    }
+    this._minVolumeAbsolute = this._maxInputAmplitude * 10 ** (db / 10);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the maximum amplitude of an input reading. Must be greater than 0.
+   *
+   * @param amplitude {number} the maximum amplitude (absolute value) of an input reading
+   */
+  set maxInputAmplitude(amplitude) {
+    if (!Number.isFinite(amplitude) || amplitude <= 0) {
+      throw new Error("maxInputAmplitude must be a number > 0");
+    }
+    this._maxInputAmplitude = amplitude;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the pitch detected using McLeod Pitch Method (MPM) along with a
    * measure of its clarity.
@@ -325,9 +395,15 @@ export class PitchDetector {
    * @param input {ArrayLike<number>} the time-domain input data
    * @param sampleRate {number} the sample rate at which the input data was
    * collected
-   * @returns {[number, number]} the detected pitch, in Hz, followed by the clarity
+   * @returns {[number, number]} the detected pitch, in Hz, followed by the
+   * clarity. If a pitch cannot be determined from the input, such as if the
+   * volume is too low (see `minVolumeAbsolute` and `minVolumeDecibels`), this
+   * will be `[0, 0]`.
    */
   findPitch(input, sampleRate) {
+    // If the highest key maximum is less than the minimum volume, we don't need
+    // to bother detecting the pitch, as the sample is too quiet.
+    if (this._belowMinimumVolume(input)) return [0, 0];
     this._nsdf(input);
     const keyMaximumIndices = getKeyMaximumIndices(this._nsdfBuffer);
     if (keyMaximumIndices.length === 0) {
@@ -355,6 +431,23 @@ export class PitchDetector {
     return [sampleRate / refinedResultIndex, Math.min(clarity, 1.0)];
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns whether the input audio data is below the minimum volume allowed by
+   * the pitch detector.
+   *
+   * @private
+   * @param input {ArrayLike<number>}
+   * @returns {boolean}
+   */
+  _belowMinimumVolume(input) {
+    if (this._minVolumeAbsolute === 0) return false;
+    let squareSum = 0;
+    for (let i = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
+      squareSum += input[i] ** 2;
+    }
+    return Math.sqrt(squareSum / input.length) < this._minVolumeAbsolute;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Computes the NSDF of the input and stores it in the internal buffer. This
    * is equation (9) in the McLeod pitch method paper.

test/pitch-detector.js

@@ -117,6 +117,71 @@ test("inputLength returns the configured input length", () => {
   assert.equal(PitchDetector.forFloat32Array(10).inputLength, 10);
 });
 
+test("set clarityThreshold throws an error if the value is invalid", () => {
+  const detector = PitchDetector.forFloat32Array(8);
+  assert.throws(
+    () => (detector.clarityThreshold = NaN),
+    "clarityThreshold must be a number in the range (0, 1]",
+  );
+  assert.throws(
+    () => (detector.clarityThreshold = Infinity),
+    "clarityThreshold must be a number in the range (0, 1]",
+  );
+  assert.throws(
+    () => (detector.clarityThreshold = -1),
+    "clarityThreshold must be a number in the range (0, 1]",
+  );
+  assert.throws(
+    () => (detector.clarityThreshold = 0),
+    "clarityThreshold must be a number in the range (0, 1]",
+  );
+  assert.throws(
+    () => (detector.clarityThreshold = 2),
+    "clarityThreshold must be a number in the range (0, 1]",
+  );
+});
+
+test("set minVolumeAbsolute throws an error if the value is invalid", () => {
+  const detector = PitchDetector.forFloat32Array(8);
+  assert.throws(
+    () => (detector.minVolumeAbsolute = NaN),
+    "minVolumeAbsolute must be a number in the range [0, 1]",
+  );
+  assert.throws(
+    () => (detector.minVolumeAbsolute = Infinity),
+    "minVolumeAbsolute must be a number in the range [0, 1]",
+  );
+  assert.throws(
+    () => (detector.minVolumeAbsolute = -1),
+    "minVolumeAbsolute must be a number in the range [0, 1]",
+  );
+  assert.throws(
+    () => (detector.minVolumeAbsolute = 2),
+    "minVolumeAbsolute must be a number in the range [0, 1]",
+  );
+  detector.maxInputAmplitude = 5;
+  assert.throws(
+    () => (detector.minVolumeAbsolute = 10),
+    "minVolumeAbsolute must be a number in the range [0, 5]",
+  );
+});
+
+test("set minVolumeDecibels throws an error if the value is invalid", () => {
+  const detector = PitchDetector.forFloat32Array(8);
+  assert.throws(
+    () => (detector.minVolumeDecibels = NaN),
+    "minVolumeDecibels must be a number <= 0",
+  );
+  assert.throws(
+    () => (detector.minVolumeDecibels = Infinity),
+    "minVolumeDecibels must be a number <= 0",
+  );
+  assert.throws(
+    () => (detector.minVolumeDecibels = 1),
+    "minVolumeDecibels must be a number <= 0",
+  );
+});
+
 test("findPitch throws an error if the input is not of the configured input length", () => {
   const detector = PitchDetector.forFloat32Array(8);
   assert.throws(
@@ -131,6 +196,15 @@ test("findPitch returns a clarity of 0 when given an array of zeros", () => {
   assert.equal(detector.findPitch(zeros, 48000)[1], 0);
 });
 
+test("findPitch returns a clarity of 0 when given an input with low volume, if configured", () => {
+  const detector = float32InputType.supplier(2048);
+  detector.minVolumeAbsolute = 0.1;
+  const input = float32InputType.arrayConverter(
+    sineWave(2048, 440, 0.1, 44100),
+  );
+  assert.equal(detector.findPitch(input, 44100)[1], 0);
+});
+
 /**
  * Runs a parameterized test case for the pitch detection function.
  *
@@ -158,6 +232,7 @@ function runTests(
    */
   const findPitch = (input, sampleRate) => {
     const detector = bufferType.supplier(input.length);
+    detector.minVolumeDecibels = -10;
     return detector.findPitch(input, sampleRate);
   };
 
@@ -202,7 +277,7 @@ for (const inputType of [float64InputType, numberArrayInputType]) {
 }
 
 for (const waveform of waveforms) {
-  for (const amplitude of [0.5, 1.0, 2.0]) {
+  for (const amplitude of [0.25, 0.5, 1.0]) {
     for (const frequency of [
       440, // A4
       880, // A5