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Recording and reproducing methods and recording and reproducing apparatus

US5089820A · kind A · utility

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24Claims
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Filing dateMay 22, 1990
Grant dateFeb 18, 1992
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03G7/007
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A recording method includes converting an original sound signal into a digital sound signal in a selected conversion range, selecting the conversion range in accordance with the amplitude information of the original sound signal, and storing and recording the digital sound signal. The apparatus includes a first selecting arrangement for selecting a conversion range which corresponds to amplitude information of an original sound signal, a converting arrangement for converting the original sound signal into a digital sound signal in the conversion range selected by the selecting arrangement, and a first memory for storing the digital sound signal converted by the first converting arrangement.

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