Patent · US Expired

Sound effect apparatus

US5241604A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
5References
6Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJan 15, 1991
Grant dateAug 31, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 15, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S84/26
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

In a sound effect apparatus which processes audio signals, a volume controller controls the volume of sound and a preset volume is detected by a detector. A plurality of delay lines delay audio signals by different delay times. A plurality of level converters generate reverberation sounds by decreasing the level of the delayed audio signals. Generated reverberation sounds and the input audio signal are added. The values of the level to which signals are lowered in the level converters are changed equally in response to the detected volume. When the detected volume is smaller than a specified volume, the values of the level to which signals are lowered are equally decreased. When the detected volume is larger than a specified volume, the values of the level to which signals are lowered are equally increased.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.