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20080199018 | Active earphone with multiple speakers - An active type earphone with multiple speakers provides filters, amplifiers, a cell and speakers therein to allow the earphone receiving sound track signals individually and dividing the sound track signals into a plurality of band signals. Hence, different band signals are played with the speakers for better stereo sound effect being obtained. | 08-21-2008 |
20080212790 | SOUND EFFECT PROCESSING SYSTEM APPLIED TO COMPUTER - A sound effect processing system applied to a computer includes a sound quality processing unit provided on the computer for processing and modifying sound quality as a signal frequency characteristic of sounds being input to or output from the computer, and a hardware sound quality adjustment control interface, via which a user may directly control the sound effect processing system to adjust sound signal frequencies and improve the sound quality without the need of using any software or driver. | 09-04-2008 |
20080219462 | Device and method for shaping a digital audio signal | 09-11-2008 |
20080240454 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE - A method for generating and/or performing music in real time includes receiving one or more audio signals, receiving one or more virtual instrument trigger signals, and selecting one or more plug-ins and/or one or more virtual instruments. A processing scheme is selected from a set of operations. The received audio signals and instrument trigger signals are processed in real time as a function of the selected plug-ins, virtual instruments and processing scheme, and outputted in real time as music signals. The set of operations from which the processing scheme can be selected includes: (1) manipulating the received audio signals as a function of the selected sound effects plug-ins to produce manipulated audio signals, and/or (2) generating virtual instrument sound signals as a function of the received trigger signals and the selected virtual instruments, and/or (3) manipulating the virtual instrument sound signals as a function of the selected sound effect plug-ins to produce manipulated virtual instrument signals, and/or (4) combining the received audio signals and/or the manipulated audio signals and/or the virtual instrument sound signals and/or the manipulated virtual instrument signals to produce combined signals, and/or (5) manipulating any or all of the combined signals to produce manipulated combined signals, and/or (6) repeating operations (4) and/or (5) with any or all of the combined signals and/or with any or all of the manipulated combined signals to produce iteratively processed signals. | 10-02-2008 |
20080267418 | Method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting the spectral content of an audio signal - The present invention involves a method for dynamically adjusting the spectral content of an audio signal, which increases the harmonic content through the systematic introduction of amplitude asymmetry. The present invention also involves an apparatus for dynamically adjusting the spectral content of an audio signal which consists of a constant current source, an input buffer amplifier, an output buffer amplifier and a progressively biased system of bipolar junctions, which will produce a controlled asymmetry of the transfer characteristic. | 10-30-2008 |
20080267419 | Systems and Methods for Inducing Effects In A Signal - A system for inducing an effect in a raw audio signal comprises a computing device for receiving a first audio signal and a second audio signal from a signal source, and the second audio signal comprises the first audio signal induced with an effect. The system further comprises logic that parameterizes the effect in the second audio signal into an artificial neural network (ANN). | 10-30-2008 |
20080285765 | Electronic Signal Processor - An electronic signal processor for processing signals includes a complex first filter, one or more gain stages and a second filter. The first filter is characterized by a frequency response curve that includes multiple corner frequencies, with some corner frequencies being user selectable. The first filter also has at least two user-preset gain levels which may be alternately selected by a switch. Lower frequency signals are processed by the first filter with at least 12 db/octave slope, and preferably with 18 db/octave slope to minimize intermodulation distortion products by subsequent amplification in the gain stages. A second filter provides further filtering and amplitude control. The signal processor is particularly suited for processing audio frequency signals. Related methods include filtering the input signal with an input filter of the second or third order high pass type, amplifying the filtered signal and further filtering the amplified signal with a low pass filter, which may be of the second order type. | 11-20-2008 |
20080285766 | Electronic Signal Processor - An electronic signal processor for processing signals includes a complex first filter, one or more gain stages and a second filter. The first filter is characterized by a frequency response curve that includes multiple corner frequencies, with some corner frequencies being user selectable. The first filter also has at least two user-preset gain levels which may be alternately selected by a switch. Lower frequency signals are processed by the first filter with at least 12 db/octave slope, and preferably with 18 db/octave slope to minimize intermodulation distortion products by subsequent amplification in the gain stages. A second filter provides further filtering and amplitude control. The signal processor is particularly suited for processing audio frequency signals. Related methods include filtering the input signal with an input filter of the second or third order high pass type, amplifying the filtered signal and further filtering the amplified signal with a low pass filter, which may be of the second order type. | 11-20-2008 |
20080310642 | ACTIVE SOUND CONTROL APPARATUS - An active sound control apparatus includes a delay circuit for delaying the output of a frequency component of a sound effect by delaying an engine rotation frequency signal representative of an engine rotation frequency [Hz], a delay circuit for delaying the output of an amplitude component of the sound effect by delaying an engine rotation frequency change signal representative of an engine rotation frequency change [Hz/second], and delay circuits for delaying the output of all components of the sound effect by delaying a control signal for controlling the outputs of speakers. | 12-18-2008 |
20090016543 | ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An apparatus for performing processing of an input acoustic signal to be reproduced by a loudspeaker, which generates a harmonic of a low pitch sound component equal to or lower than a predetermined low cutoff frequency, and generates a harmonic synthesized acoustic signal synthesizing the input signal with the harmonic. The apparatus generates an output acoustic signal which cuts off, from the harmonic synthesized acoustic signal, a low pitch sound component equal to or lower than the low cutoff frequency and a high pitch sound component equal to or higher than the high cutoff frequency. The apparatus sets a low and high cutoff frequencies in accordance with an output characteristic of a loudspeaker. | 01-15-2009 |
20090022331 | Systems and Methods for Inducing Effects In A Signal - A system for inducing an effect in a raw audio signal comprises a computing device for receiving a first audio signal and a second audio signal from a signal source, and the second audio signal comprises the first audio signal induced with an effect. The system further comprises logic that parameterizes the effect in the second audio signal into an artificial neural network (ANN). | 01-22-2009 |
20090028352 | SIGNAL PROCESS FOR THE DERIVATION OF IMPROVED DTM DYNAMIC TINNITUS MITIGATION SOUND - Systems and methods are disclosed for the derivation of improved DTM dynamic tinnitus mitigation sound formats. The system combines at least one recorded natural sound known to partially mask tinnitus with computer-generated sound that emulates such at least one natural sound and, in certain embodiments, further applies to at least one of the natural sound, computer-generated sound or combined sound at least one function of high frequency dynamic amplitude expansion, digital frequency shifting of high components to higher frequency ranges, selectable ones of a family of high frequency equalization curves, or band pass filtering. The resulting improved DTM sound exhibits a highly dynamic amplitude envelope and enhanced high frequency energy density, thereby providing superior tinnitus masking efficacy relative to prior art DTM and conventional masking sounds. | 01-29-2009 |
20090028353 | ACTIVE SOUND EFFECT GENERATING APPARATUS - An active sound effect generating apparatus includes a controller (a fourth acoustic adjuster and a fifth acoustic adjuster) which determines the amplitude of a control signal by adjusting the amplitudes of reference signals (intermediate signals) depending on an engine rotational frequency change [Hz/second] calculated by an engine rotational frequency change calculator and an accelerator opening [%] detected by an accelerator opening sensor. | 01-29-2009 |
20090136051 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODULATING AUDIO EFFECTS OF SPEAKERS IN A SOUND SYSTEM - A system for modulating audio effects of speakers is provided. The system includes a selecting module, a playing module, a recording module, a time delay computing module and a modulating module. Based on these modules, the system is capable of determining a time difference and a pitch for each of the speakers, and modulating the time difference and the pitch for each of the speakers to a desired time difference and a desired pitch, so as to ensure that simultaneous sounds from each speaker arrive at a microphone at about the same time and with the same audio pitch. A related method is also provided. | 05-28-2009 |
20090141905 | NAVIGABLE AUDIO-BASED VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - The invention is directed to a sound system for providing an audio-based virtual environment, wherein the sound system includes: (a) a device-readable medium having stored thereon a device-readable code for encoding the audio-based virtual environment; (b) a sound-transmitting device capable of stereophonic output to a listener navigating within the audio-based virtual environment; and (c) a suitable interface capable of providing a listener with means to select a direction for navigating within the audio-based virtual environment. | 06-04-2009 |
20090169026 | SOUND EFFECT CIRCUIT AND PROCESSING METHOD - A sound effect circuit and processing method are disclosed. An input audio signal is input to a digital sound effect unit, an output signal is generated and output with a sound effect in accordance with an effect amount of a certain value from the input audio signal using the digital sound effect unit, the input audio signal is also input to a silence state detection unit, a silence detect signal is generated and output when detecting that the current state of the input audio signal is a silence state using the silence state detection unit, the output signal is input to a sound effect amount control unit, and an output audio signal is output using the sound effect amount control unit, wherein the sound effect amount control unit changes the effect amount to be smaller than the certain value when the silence detect signal is generated. | 07-02-2009 |
20090232321 | ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An audio signal processing apparatus includes a cutout unit, a correlation calculating unit, a spectrum calculating unit, a coefficient calculating unit, and an assigning unit. The cutout unit cuts out audio signals of plural channels by a time frame. The correlation calculating unit calculates a correlation value between respective signals of the plural channels included in a predetermined time frame cut out by the cutout unit. The spectrum calculating unit calculates spectrum information indicative of spectral characteristics concerning a signal of a given channel cut out by the cutout unit. The coefficient calculating unit calculates a coefficient to be multiplied by the signal of the given channel, based on the correlation value and the spectrum information. The assigning unit multiplies the coefficient by the signal of the given channel and assigns the multiplied signal to channels other than the given channel. | 09-17-2009 |
20090238372 | VERTICALLY OR HORIZONTALLY PLACEABLE COMBINATIVE ARRAY SPEAKER - The present invention provides a vertically or horizontally placeable combinative array speaker. The vertically or horizontally placeable combinative array speaker includes a microprocessor, an orientation sensor coupled to the microprocessor to sense condition changes of the combinative array speaker, a sound field reconstructing unit formed within or outside of the combinative array speaker, wherein the sound field reconstructing unit is coupled to the microprocessor to simulate surround sounds, and array speakers coupled to the sound field reconstructing unit through an amplifier. | 09-24-2009 |
20090285407 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Audio Motion Feedback in a Simulated Three-Dimensional Environment - Embodiments of the invention provide method, system, and computer readable storage medium for providing an audio motion feedback to a user of a simulated three-dimensional (“3D”) environment, where the user controls an entity within the simulated 3D environment. A plurality of gridlines is projected over the simulated 3D environment to form a virtual 3D grid. A crossing of at least one boundary point by the entity is detected, wherein the boundary point is located on or within a threshold distance from at least one of the plurality of the projected gridlines. At least one boundary point type of the crossed boundary point is determined. At least one audio motion signal associated with the determined boundary point type is generated, thus providing audio motion feedback to the user regarding the entity's movements in the simulated 3D environment. | 11-19-2009 |
20100195840 | REAL-TIME CONTINUOUS DIGITAL CONTROL OF PARAMETERS AND SETTINGS OF ANALOGUE SOUND EFFECTS - The present invention provides an apparatus comprising digital means adapted to synthesise a digital waveform; conditioning unit means adapted to convert the digital waveform into an analogue waveform; and modulating means adapted to an analogue sound-carrying signal and said analogue waveform, and to modulate said analogue sound-carrying signal using the analogue waveform. In another aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for digitally controlling, continuously and in real-time, at least one analogue sound effect applied to an analogue sound-carrying signal from a musical source, which comprises the steps of synthesising a digital waveform; converting said digital waveform into an analogue waveform; modulating an analogue sound-carrying signal using said analogue waveform as modulating signal. | 08-05-2010 |
20100195841 | AUDIO EQUIPMENT - “AUDIO EQUIPMENT”, which includes a) Intuitive user interface for easy equipment operation; b) “Audio Link”, “P. A. Control”, “Programmable Stage Monitors”, “Output Terminal” and “Instrument Input Selector” features; c) Integrated sound effects and sound treatment functionalities; d) Conventional Equipments integration capability, which the user interface includes the front and back panel; the equipment in question includes regarding the Input Channels, the Microphone input channels with JlO non balanced and XLR balanced connection each, allowing both kinds of microphones to be connected simultaneously at in the same channel; the equipment includes et six Instrument input channels, with non balanced JlO connection, compatible with Active, Passive and Microphone instrument pick-ups, which the selection is made through a 3-position selector switch ( | 08-05-2010 |
20100220866 | THIN SPEAKER WITH IMPROVED BASS/DEEP BASS SOUND EFFECT - The present invention discloses a thin speaker with improved bass/deep bass sound effect, comprising a housing; a thin plate with honeycomb structure inside the housing; at least one voice coil module which comprises at least one audio signal input interface to receive the audio signal inputs from an external device; at least one magnetic module fixed to the back side of the housing, to facilitate the voice coil module to generate corresponding vibrations when receiving audio signal inputs, and the amplitudes of vibrations are amplified by the thin plate to generate sounds; and at least one passive plate set on the back side of the housing for improving the bass/deep bass sound effect. The present invention provides a thin speaker with improved bass/deep bass sound effect. | 09-02-2010 |
20100232614 | QUANTUM MECHANICAL TUNNELING AUDIO DISTORTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to an electronic audio processing device and more particularly an audio distortion device. Audio is distorted using a quantum mechanical tunneling device, such that distortion does not need to occur on the peaks of the audio waveform, but can rather occur on rising or falling edges of the waveform. Further, this technique allows for more unusual distortions, as quantum mechanical tunneling devices can exhibit a region of negative resistance that cannot be achieved with standard diodes. | 09-16-2010 |
20100246842 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MELODY LINE EXTRACTION METHOD, BASS LINE EXTRACTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus is provided which includes a signal conversion unit for converting an audio signal to a pitch signal indicating a signal intensity of each pitch, a melody probability estimation unit for estimating for each frame a probability of each pitch being a melody note, based on the audio signal, and a melody line determination unit for detecting a maximum likelihood path from among paths of pitches from a start frame to an end frame of the audio signal, and for determining the maximum likelihood path as a melody line, based on the probability of each pitch being a melody note, the probability being estimated for each frame by the melody probability estimation unit. | 09-30-2010 |
20100246843 | DEVICE FOR ENTERTAINMENT DURING DRIVING OF A CAR - A device designed to be plugged into an electric socket in a vehicle, which socket constitutes part of the electrical system of the vehicle, which device, without any other connection, is able to detect the engine speed of the vehicle and convert this information to sound signals. In at least one embodiment, the device includes at least one device for detecting electrical pulses resulting from the engine speed that are unintentionally emitted from the generator, electric motor or ignition system of the vehicle, in order to record the current engine speed. Further, in at least one embodiment, the device transmits, by way of radio waves, sampled/simulated or synthetically generated noise signals based on the electrical pulses to the radio receiver/sound system of the vehicle in order to play these in or around the vehicle. | 09-30-2010 |
20110033057 | Method and Apparatus for Distortion of Audio Signals and Emulation of Vacuum Tube Amplifiers - A method for digitally processing audio signals to emulate the effects of vacuum tube amplifiers and preamplifiers, musical instrument amplification systems, and distortion effects. By use of an implicit numerical method to estimate the response of a parametrically-controlled non-linear transfer function, non-linear filters, and feedback elements, the dynamic behavior and distortion effects of tube amplification stages are simulated. This provides the capability to reproduce the desired sounds of vintage and modern tube amplifier systems and effects with the conveniences and control associated with digital signal processing systems and software. | 02-10-2011 |
20110064233 | Method, apparatus and system for synthesizing an audio performance using Convolution at Multiple Sample Rates - A method, apparatus, and system ( | 03-17-2011 |
20110064234 | REFLECTOR STRUCTURE, SOUND FIELD ADJUSTING METHOD, COLUMNAR REFLECTOR STRUCTURE, ROOM, PROGRAM, AND VARIOUS ACOUSTIC ROOM DESIGNING SYSTEM - There is provided a sound field adjusting method that can provide an acoustic improvement effect tailored to the characteristics of various acoustic rooms, with small differences in reflection properties between sound receiving points. The diameters of a plurality of columnar reflectors are calculated so as to diffuse sound waves of respective different frequency ranges. An arrangement condition is calculated so that the columnar reflectors having the calculated diameters form a plurality of reflecting surfaces that reflect the sound waves of different frequency ranges in random reflection directions, with random reflection time delays, or in random phases. The plurality of columnar reflectors having respective different diameters are then arranged under the arrangement condition. The arrangement condition is calculated to form a reflecting surface for a sound wave of a higher frequency range near a sound source, and form a reflecting surface for a sound wave of a lower frequency range far from the sound source. A sound absorbing structure by using the internal space of the arranged columnar reflectors provides effective countermeasures against low-range standing waves. | 03-17-2011 |
20110200202 | Special novelty effects apparatus for bicycles - Special novelty effects apparatus are provided for inclusion on bicycles providing a synthesizer circuit device having a microprocessor circuit element and a memory chip element or flash drive element for receiving instructions for novelty sound and lighting effects that simulate atypical sounds and lighting as would be expected to emanate from a bicycle, such as sound of a motorcycle throttling in takeoff with simulated tailpipe emissions though lighting effects, or sounds of a truck or airplane, all for the recreational and entertainment application to a rider of a bicycle. | 08-18-2011 |
20110228946 | COMFORT NOISE GENERATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method for Comfort Noise Generation (CNG) comprising the steps of recording information of Background Noise (BGN); generating white noise samples; and generating Comfort Noise (CN) by applying coefficients that are extracted from said information of BGN on White Noise (WN) samples. | 09-22-2011 |
20110243342 | Sound Field Controller - A sound field controller includes: a sound field generation section which generates an effect sound signal for giving a sound field effect sound to an audio signal; an acquisition section which acquires a measurement signal indicating sound pressure levels of a direct sound and a reflected sound which are collected when a test sound is emitted in a reproduction environment; an identification section which identifies a maximum reflected sound whose sound pressure level is the maximum in a given time period after a collecting timing of the direct sound from the measurement signal; an adjustment section which adjusts the effect sound signal based on a ratio of the sound pressure level of the direct sound to the sound pressure level of the maximum reflected sound; and an output section which outputs the audio signal input to the input section and the effect sound signal adjusted by the adjustment section. | 10-06-2011 |
20110255701 | METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING THE SPECTRAL CONTENT OF AN AUDIO SIGNAL - Circuit and associated methods for dynamically adjusting the spectral content of an audio signal, which increases the harmonic content through the systematic introduction of amplitude asymmetry. In one embodiment, the method comprises a spectral modification of an analog audio signal in which the high-frequency content is reduced as a function of the signal amplitude and spectral distribution. The audio signal is subjected to a complementary pre-emphasis and de-emphasis of the high frequencies. | 10-20-2011 |
20120106748 | SYSTEM FOR SIMULATED MULTI-GEAR VEHICLE SOUND GENERATION - A vehicle sound generator system is configured to generate a signal configured to drive one or more speakers produce sound waves simulating sounds associated with a desired engine type. The signal is based on one or more operating conditions of a vehicle. The vehicle sound generator system is configured to select sounds from a plurality of sounds based on the operating conditions of the vehicle. Each sound corresponds to a simulated sound of an engine operating in a respective gear. The vehicle sound generator system may generate the signal to drive the speakers to produce selected sounds to simulate shifting between the respective gears. | 05-03-2012 |
20120134504 | CHAOTIC PULSE TRAIN SYNTHESIZER - A system includes a pulse generator to generate a repeating pulse train including at least two pulses per cycle of the pulse train. A feedback loop creates chaos inducing components from each pulse of a cycle and adds the chaos inducing components to at least two pulses of a next cycle of the repeating pulse train to provide a signal representative of sound made by a simulated device. | 05-31-2012 |
20120189131 | LOW-PITCHED SOUND ENHANCEMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS, SPEAKER SYSTEM AND SOUND EFFECTS APPARATUS AND PROCESSES - Musical sound signals in at least one frequency band in a low band range are enhanced by a low-pitched sound enhancement processing device. Musical sound signals greater than a predetermined level are compressed by a compression device, such that the level in a low band range would not become excessively large, while musical sound signals with a lower level are enhanced by an enhancement device to be outputted with sufficient sound pressure. Also, the input/output level ratio is determined based on the level of inputted musical sound signals, to prevent the output level from becoming smaller than the input level. | 07-26-2012 |
20120263310 | AUDIO DATA GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - An audio data generation method comprises generating a first parametric description of features of a first sound. The first parametric description comprises a first set of parameters which relates to the features of the first sound. The method comprises generating a second parametric description of features of a second sound. The second parametric description comprises a second set of parameters which relates to the features of the second sound. The to method further comprises generating audio data for output based on a combination of one or more properties of the first parametric description and one or more properties of the second parametric description. | 10-18-2012 |
20120269357 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE - A method and system for generating and/or performing music in real time can include receiving one or more audio signals, receiving one or more virtual instrument trigger signals, and selecting one or more plug-ins and/or one or more virtual instruments. A processing scheme may be selected from a set of operations. The received audio signals and instrument trigger signals are processed in real time as a function of the selected plug-ins, virtual instruments and processing scheme, and outputted in real time as music signals. | 10-25-2012 |
20120275612 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING AN ENGINE NOISE AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method for synthesizing an engine noise, in particular of an internal combustion engine, wherein the engine noise is generated by at least one electromechanical transducer, in particular an actuator or a loudspeaker, by means of a signal value corresponding to an electrical transducer excitation signal. According to the invention, at least one signal sample (A) having function values ( | 11-01-2012 |
20120288109 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NOISE GENERATION - The disclosure provides a method for noise generation, including: determining an initial value of a reconstructed parameter; determining a random value range based on the initial value of the reconstructed parameter; taking a value in the random value range randomly as a reconstructed noise parameter; and generating noise by using the reconstructed noise parameter. The disclosure also provides an apparatus for noise generation. | 11-15-2012 |
20130022211 | WIRELESSLY TRIGGERED VOICE ALTERING AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for wirelessly triggering an amplification system are disclosed. In one example, the system for wirelessly triggering the amplification comprises at least one wireless tag, the at least one wireless tag having unique identification (ID) information and an amplification system configured to receive audio signals. Further, the amplification system comprises a wireless reader configured to receive and determine the ID information from the at least one wireless tag, and a processor configured to associate at least one sound effect with the ID information received from the at least one wireless tag and to modify the audio signals to include the at least one sound effect. | 01-24-2013 |
20130114820 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMULATING SOUND - A method of emulating a sound of an audio apparatus by using a sound emulation apparatus includes obtaining k past samples (where k is a natural number that is equal to or greater than 1) by delaying a current sample of an audio signal; applying a plurality of characteristic functions indicating an input/output relationship of the audio apparatus to the current sample and the k past samples, respectively; and adding the current sample and the k past samples, to which the plurality of characteristic functions have been applied, respectively, to generate an emulation sound of the audio apparatus. | 05-09-2013 |
20130177161 | SINE WAVE GENERATING DEVICE, DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE - A sine wave generating device includes at least one adder configured to add two input signals thereof, at least one delay unit configured to delay an input signal thereof by one sample time and at least one multiplier configured to receive the delayed signal from the at least one delay unit, multiply the delayed signal by a coefficient and output the multiplied signal to provide to the at least one adder. The coefficient is arbitrarily set from outside the sine wave generating device. | 07-11-2013 |
20130182861 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DOWNLOADING EFFECTS TO AN EFFECTS UNIT - Various embodiments relate to a systems and methods for downloading one or more effects to an effects unit. One or more effects may be received. On an effects unit. Audio signals for the one or more effects may be processed based on instructions for processing the audio signals received with the one or more effects. For each subsequent effect received on the effect unit, the processing of the audio signals may be reprogrammed. The one or more effects may be transmitted for output from the effects unit. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182862 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING AN AUDIO SIGNAL USING HARMONIC LOCKING - An apparatus for modifying an audio signal includes a filterbank processor, a fundamental determiner, an overtone determiner, a signal processor and a combiner. The filterbank processor generates a plurality of bandpass signals based on an audio signal and the fundamental determiner selects a bandpass signal of the plurality of bandpass signals to obtain a fundamental bandpass signal. The overtone determiner identifies a bandpass signal of the plurality of bandpass signals fulfilling an overtone criterion regarding the selected fundamental bandpass signal to obtain an overtone bandpass signal associated to the selected fundamental bandpass signal. The signal processor modifies the selected fundamental bandpass signal based on a predefined modification target. Additionally, the signal processor modifies an identified overtone bandpass signal associated to the selected fundamental bandpass signal depending on the modification of the selected fundamental bandpass signal. Further, the combiner combines the plurality of bandpass signals to obtain a modified audio signal. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182863 | AUDIO CONTROL APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - An audio control apparatus is adapted for use with an external portable electronic device having display functionality, and includes a data storage device, an operation controller operable to access and process audio data stored in the data storage device, and to output information of the audio data, a user control device operable by a user to control operation of the operation controller, and a function expanding interface coupled to the operation controller and configured to transmit the information of the audio data for reception and subsequent display by the external portable electronic device. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182864 | RUNNING-LINKED SOUND PRODUCING DEVICE - A running-linked sound generation unit includes an order sound data generation unit, a random sound data generation unit, and a synthesis unit. The order sound data generation unit generates order sound data by changing the tone of basic order sound data according to a motor rotation speed of a vehicle. The random sound data generation unit generates random sound data by changing the volume of basic random sound data according to a motor rotation speed and an accelerator command value of a vehicle, without changing the tone of the basic random sound data. The synthesis unit generates synthetic sound data by combining synthesized order sound data and random sound data. | 07-18-2013 |
20130216053 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING AN AUDIO SIGNAL USING ENVELOPE SHAPING - An apparatus for modifying an audio signal has an envelope shape determiner, a filterbank processor, a signal processor, a combiner and an envelope shaper. The envelope shape determiner determines envelope shape coefficients based on the a frequency domain audio signal representing a time domain input audio signal and the filterbank processor generates a plurality of bandpass signals in a subband domain based on the frequency domain audio signal. Further the signal processor modifies a subband domain bandpass signal of the plurality of subband domain bandpass signals based on a predefined modification target. The combiner combines at least a subset of the plurality of subband domain bandpass signals containing the modified subband domain bandpass signal to obtain a time domain audio signal. Further, the envelope shaper is operative to obtain a shaped audio signal. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216054 | VEHICULAR ACTIVE SOUND EFFECT GENERATING APPARATUS - A sound effect generating apparatus includes a delay unit for giving a delay to a sound effect output from a rear speaker depending on either an accelerator opening change which represents a change per unit time in an accelerator opening or the accelerator opening itself. | 08-22-2013 |
20130216055 | Method, System And Apparatus For Integrated Dynamic Neural Stimulation - A method for integrated dynamic neural stimulation. The method can include selecting a tone for playback, adjusting the characteristics of the tone, selecting program options for modifying the playback of the tone, selecting an accompaniment to the tone, generating an audio program by combining the tone and the accompaniment according to the selected program options, and playing the audio program via an audio output device having at least a right channel and a left channel. | 08-22-2013 |
20130301839 | SOUND SYNTHESISER - A system for synthesising sounds which allows the user to specify time varying functions for multiple partials. The partials can be cyclical waveforms, for example sine waves, or sampled sounds, or a mixture of each. Partials can be included in the resulting sound by summing, convolution or otherwise. Time varying functions can be specified for the amplitude, frequency or other characteristic of each partial. In some embodiments the resulting waveform can be displayed in various formats to assist with visualising the result of the synthesis. | 11-14-2013 |
20130329900 | AUDIO SIGNAL DISTORTION USING A SECONDARY AUDIO SIGNAL FOR ENHANCED CONTROL OF PSYCHO-ACOUSTIC AND MUSICAL EFFECTS - A distorter is provided that allows a musician/sound engineer to affect the operation of a distortion circuit using a second musical instrument or a sound modifier, enabling the musician/audio engineer to vary the behavior of the distorter in real time. The invention enables a musician and/or sound engineer to achieve sounds and effects that are impossible to create using conventional distorters. The invention enables a user to provide a primary audio signal representing a musical instrument that is to undergo audio signal distortion; and to provide a secondary audio signal representing a sound modifier or a second musical instrument that is used to modify psycho-acoustic and/or musical effects of the audio signal distortion. An output signal is produced having substantially non-clipped parts for conveying the sound of the musical instrument, and having clipped parts for conveying psycho-acoustic and/or musical effects responsive to the second musical instrument or the sound modifier. | 12-12-2013 |
20130336493 | FLEXIBLE MICROPHONE AND AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM - A flexible microphone and amplification system is disclosed. The system includes a first end supporting a first device and a second end supporting a second device. A flexible portion connects the first end to the second end. The flexible portion is bendable and twistable and can be contorted into various shapes to support the first end and second end in various positions. | 12-19-2013 |
20140003610 | METHOD OF REPRODUCING SOUND SOURCE OF TERMINAL AND TERMINAL THEREOF | 01-02-2014 |
20140016792 | ENGINE SOUND SYNTHESIS SYSTEM - An engine sound synthesis system is operable to analyze sound. Operation of the system may include providing an input sound signal to be analysed and determining a fundamental frequency of the input signal from the input signal or from at least one guide signal. Furthermore, the frequencies of higher harmonics of the fundamental frequency are determined, thus determining harmonic model parameters. A harmonic signal based on the harmonic model parameters is synthesized and a residual signal is estimated by subtracting the harmonic signal from the input signal. Residual model parameters are estimated based on the residual signal. Furthermore, a corresponding method for synthesizing a sound signal is described. | 01-16-2014 |
20140064504 | Ultrasonic Stimulating Pet Toy - The present invention relates generally to an ultrasonic stimulating pet toy and, more specifically, to a mouse-like pet toy comprising a sound chip assembly that emits ultrasonic vocalizations that replicate those studied in mice. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 03-06-2014 |
20140112486 | Tube Amplifier Emulator - This disclosure shows methods and apparatus to emulate vacuum tube amplifiers that have output transformers, to deliver “tube sound”, where the output transformer nonlinearity is emulated. Prior arts that emulated vacuum tube amplifiers either did not include output transformer nonlinearity in their emulation, or did not do it correctly. The disclosed methods and apparatus have the advantage of low cost and flexibility, because the output transformers are included in the emulation. | 04-24-2014 |
20140233744 | AUDIO PROCESSING AND ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM - A system and method for enhancing the audio experience on a consumer electronic device is disclosed. A system for enhancing the audio experience on a consumer electronic device including a parametrically configurable processing block is disclosed. An all-digital audio enhancement system suitable for embedding into a low cost, low power application specific integrated circuit is disclosed. A method for configuring an audio enhancement system on a consumer electronic device is also disclosed. | 08-21-2014 |
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20140241538 | METHOD OF RETRIEVING PROCESSING PROPERTIES AND AUDIO PROCESSING SYSTEM - Techniques for storing and retrieving processing properties for processing an audio signal in an audio processing system, such as, an audio mixing console are provided. The processing properties specify audio effects and/or audio mixing applied to the audio signal. Type information is established which relates to audio content properties of the audio signal. The type information allows classifying audio signals based on their audio content. Based on the type information, processing parameters are stored in a database and/or retrieved from the database. | 08-28-2014 |
20140270214 | Method and Apparatus for Audio Effects Chain Sequencing - An audio effects chain sequencing apparatus alters the sequence of effects units in an effects chain so that different sequences of effects units can be connected. In one example the audio effects chain sequencing apparatus can have an external input port and an external output port, at least two component ports each having an internal input port and an internal output port, where the at least two component ports receive an input from the external input port, transfer that input in a component sequence to the component ports, and transfer the input to the external output port at the end of the component sequence and having a sequence selection module which selects the component sequence in which the at least two component ports transfer the input. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270215 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SIGNALS ASSOCIATED WITH SOUND - A method and device may color or modify the tone or sound quality of audio input signals. A processor such as a DSP, may apply two or more filters to the audio input signal, each filter comprising a set of filter coefficients. The processor may combine finite impulse response (FIR) filters of the two or more filters into a power-saving filter. A speaker or sound emitter may emitting an output audio signal from the filtered audio input signal. The output audio signal has a different tone quality than that of the input audio signal. | 09-18-2014 |
20140334630 | ADDING AUDIO SOUND EFFECTS TO MOVIES - A method of adding sound effects to movies, comprising: opening a file comprising audio and video tracks on a computing device comprising a display and touch panel input mode; running the video track on the display; selecting an audio sound suitable to a displayed frame from an audio sounds library; and adding audio effects to said selected audio sound using hand gestures on displayed art effects. | 11-13-2014 |
20150063577 | SOUND EFFECTS FOR INPUT PATTERNS - Disclosed herein are a method and device for generating sound effects. Features of an input pattern are detected. A sound that reflects the input pattern is synthesized and played. | 03-05-2015 |
20150063578 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MOTION RESTORATION IN ACOUSTIC PROCESSING OF RECORDED SOUNDS - A motion signal processing technique modifies digital audio recordings in order to restore a sense of motion, liveliness, and spatial dynamics. The technique compensates for the static presentation of sound created by modern recording and sound synthesis techniques and common modern playback equipment such as headphones and ear buds in order to create a more natural, immersive, and enjoyable listening experience. | 03-05-2015 |
20150078562 | PLAYING AUDIO IN TRICK-MODES - A method of playing a digital audio signal at a speed different from that at which it was recorded. The method comprises: playing a first segment of the signal; skipping to a second segment that is not contiguous with the first segment; and playing the second segment, wherein at least one of the first and second segment is played at a rate different from the rate at which it was recorded. | 03-19-2015 |
20150110281 | SOUND EFFECT DATA GENERATING APPARATUS - A sound effect data generating apparatus has a starting point setting portion, an endpoint setting portion, a travel point defining portion and a data generating portion. The starting point setting portion and the endpoint setting portion set a starting point and an endpoint specified by position information, respectively. The travel point defining portion sequentially defines a point which is situated on a line connecting between the set starting point and the set endpoint and is specified by position information, as a travel point in accordance with progression of reproduced tone signals. The data generating portion determines a value of at least one parameter on one sound effect which is to be added to the tone signals on the basis of the position information of the defined travel point, the set starting point and the set endpoint, and generates sound effect data in accordance with the determined parameter value. | 04-23-2015 |
20150146877 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINING APPROXIMATE SET OF VISIBLE OBJECTS IN BEAM TRACING - A computer-implemented method for beam tracing, wherein a set of beams is a representation of a physical wave phenomenon, the method comprising: receiving information regarding a beam and potentially intersecting objects; executing beam-triangle intersection tests; discarding elements, for which an intersection test is negative; dividing the beam into smaller partial beams; providing data for parallel processing; discarding of triangles with respect to partial beams; dividing the partial beams into smaller partial beams; approximating the smaller partial beams with rays; for each ray finding the closest triangle if such a triangle exists; creating delimited smaller partial beams; selectively applying merging of smaller partial beams previously delimited. | 05-28-2015 |
20150317968 | SOUND CONTROL DEVICE, SOUND CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - A sound control device capable of allowing a user to perceive sound by physical tension and relaxation is provided. The sound control device may include an interface portion | 11-05-2015 |
20150353007 | ACTIVE SOUND EFFECT GENERATING APPARATUS - A control signal generating unit in an active sound effect generating apparatus adjusts the amplitude of a control signal by varying the amplitudes of reference signals in accordance with an amount of change in frequency and a load of a driving source. | 12-10-2015 |
20160035329 | Efficient Combined Harmonic Transposition - The present document relates to audio coding systems which make use of a harmonic transposition method for high frequency reconstruction (HFR), and to digital effect processors, e.g. so-called exciters, where generation of harmonic distortion adds brightness to the processed signal. In particular, a system configured to generate a high frequency component of a signal from a low frequency component of the signal is described. The system may comprise an analysis filter bank ( | 02-04-2016 |
20160065159 | SOUND-EFFECT SETTING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sound-effect setting method and an electronic device are provided. The sound-effect setting method comprises decoding an audio data stream; performing sound-effect processing on the decoded audio data stream according to a sound-effect parameter to obtain sound-effect processed audio data; encoding the sound-effect processed audio data to obtain encoded data and outputting the encoded data and the sound-effect parameter. When the audio playing is switched from the current apparatus to the external apparatus, the sound-effect coordination is achieved, and the problem that the playing effect will become poor if there is no sound-effect coordination is prevented. | 03-03-2016 |
20160111071 | EFFECT CIRCUIT - To provide an effect circuit that can give round-shaped distortion effect to a music signal. | 04-21-2016 |
20160119736 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR, AUDIO PROCESSOR, AUDIO PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - An audio processor acquires processed sound data, which is obtained by processing original sound data according to a content of processing defined such that first sound is emitted under the standard sound emission condition, in association with a sound emission device, acquires a control signal, and acquires a device sound emission condition. In order to make second sound emitted by the sound emission device under the acquired device sound emission condition close to the first sound, the audio processor identifies the correction content of the processed sound data based on a difference between the device sound emission condition and the standard sound emission condition, the control signal, and the processed sound data acquired in association with the sound emission device. The audio processor corrects the processed sound data according to the correction content, and supplies the corrected processed sound data to the sound emission device. | 04-28-2016 |
20160127829 | SELF-VOICE OCCLUSION MITIGATION IN HEADSETS - A device includes an ear occlude, an output transducer that is acoustically coupled to an ear canal of a wearer of the device, a voice microphone configured to generate a first electrical signal that is proportional to a voice-generated sound pressure at the microphone, and signal processing circuitry, electrically coupled to the output transducer and the microphone, including a compensator configured to generate, from the first electrical signal, a second electrical signal, and output the second electrical signal to the output transducer, wherein the compensator is tuned to cause G | 05-05-2016 |
20160191008 | CLIPPED AMPLIFIER - A clipping circuit for an amplifier, the clipping circuit using a tunneling junction. A molecular or other tunneling electronic-based component within a hybrid analog-tunneling circuit is used to produce soft or hard clipping capability with enhanced control over the output. The circuit may be used as a distortion circuit for an electric guitar signal or other electronic signals. | 06-30-2016 |
20180027326 | SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT | 01-25-2018 |