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Digital equalizer apparatus enabling separate phase and amplitude characteristic modification

US4888808A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 1988
Grant dateDec 19, 1989
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03G5/005
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital equalizer for audio system applications is based on a FIR (finite impulse response) digital filter whose amplitude and phase/frequency characteristics can be respectively independently established in accordance with input data representing an arbitrary amplitude/frequency characteristic and input phase data from which an arbitrary phase/frequency characteristic for the filter can be derived. In addition to audio frequency response equalization, the apparatus can be provided with a microphone howl suppression function.

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