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Method and apparatus for adjusting dynamic range and gain in an encoder/decoder for multidimensional sound fields

US5633981A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 1995
Grant dateMay 27, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04H20/91
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An audio encoder/decoder system suitable for digital motion picture film soundtracks provides for adjusting playback signal gain and dynamic range by modifying the scale factors of scaled spectral information. In one embodiment of a transform coding system, transform coefficients are expressed in floating-point form and adjustments are made by modifying the exponents in the floating-point representation.

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