Linear Prediction Order Selection
For computing spectral envelopes via linear prediction, the order of the predictor should be chosen large enough that the envelope can follow the contour of the spectrum, but not so large that it follows the spectral ``fine structure'' on a scale not considered to belong in the envelope. In particular, for voice, should be twice the number of spectral formants, and perhaps a little larger to allow more detailed modeling of spectral shape away from the formants. For a sum of quasi sinusoids, the order should be significantly less than twice the number of sinusoids to inhibit modeling the sinusoids as spectral-envelope peaks. For filtered-white-noise, should be close to the order of the filter applied to the white noise, and so on.
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