Converting audio signals from mydaq into discrete values

Hi guys!
I am currently building a project that accepts audio signals from mydaq. I wanted to make the analog signals have it descrete peak values. Is this possible? I plan to use the discrete peak values and sum them up using a shift register instead of doing peak detection. I think it is more easy.
Any suggestions would help. Thank you very much!
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FalseHope wrote:
Well actually, i wanted to make the acquired signal have its discrete values because i will use the number of peaks of the sound to determine which sound is louder (my assumption is that, the louder the sound or the nearer the sound to the microphone. The more sound peaks can be acquired. While lesser peaks are acquired the least louder the sound).
That is wrong (unless you are dealing with Doppler Shifts, but they implies the object is moving). Closer peaks mean that you are dealing with a higher frequency (or pitch). Louder sounds just have higher amplitudes (larger peaks).
FalseHope wrote:
I will acquire sound signal from the mydaq, then detect the peaks and add those peaks while it is entering the acquisition. I wanted to make it discrete so that i will be able to add the numbers and the addition will stop once the sound is no longer present. The sound im talking about is a sound burst. Or a single instant sound and is not continuous.
Just use the peak detection function. You can then add whatever peaks it finds from the current acquisition.
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