Modular digital audio system having individualized functional modules
US5883804A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04H60/04
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for recording, editing, processing and playing digital audio in a real-time, non-linear, non-destructive fashion. The system comprises a collection of the following modules: a disk controller for reading and writing disk-based media: an I/O processor for moving data between the disk controllers, I/O devices and connection bus, a DSP processor for processing data that exists on the connection bus, and a sample playback processor for performing memory-based polyphonic digital playback attached to the connection bus. The system's modules are connected via a connection bus that allows the transfer of multiple channels of information simultaneously in synchronism with the system's variable sample clock.
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