Circuit arrangements for modifying dynamic range using action substitution and superposition techniques
US4736433A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 1986 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03G9/025
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Circuits for modifying the dynamic range of signals, particularly compressors and expanders for use in noise reduction compander systems, in which the plurality of characteristics are superposed such that as dominant signal components appear, hidden characteristics are revealed and become active. The emergence of characteristics can also be described as "action substitution" in the sense that the action resulting from one, or perhaps more than one characteristic is substituted for one or more other characteristic actions that have the potential to operate in the same frequency and level regions when the level and spectral content of the input signal components change. One particularly useful combination of superposed characteristics is a fixed band characteristic (variable attenuation throughout all or part of the frequency band) and a sliding band characteristic (variable attenuation through part of the frequency band achieved by a variable pass filter). The advantages of such characteristics are obtained, without the disadvantages normally inherent in each characteristic. Fixed band and sliding band circuit elements are operated in various equivalent circuit topologies: in the pr…
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