摘要:
An instantaneous compressor and an instantaneous expandor both of which use the logarithmic characteristics of diodes to provide compression and expansion, respectively, of uncompressed analog PAM signals and compressed analog PAM signals. Both the compressor and expandor also include circuitry having a temperature dependent gain characteristic. The signal at the compressor output is a temperature independent compressed analog signal which follows the compressor's logarithmic encoding characteristic. The signal at the output of the expandor is a temperature independent uncompressed analog signal which is substantially identical to the analog signal at the compressor input.
摘要:
A signal processing circuit for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of input signals, such as audio signals recorded on tape, has a low-pass filter circuit for controllably filtering signals at the lower end of the frequency spectrum, and a high-pass filter circuit for controllably filtering signals at the higher end of the frequency spectrum, with the high-pass filter circuit and the low-pass filter circuit defining the only paths through the signal processing circuit for the input signals. Associated control circuitry provides first and second control signals to control the attenuation of signals at the lower-frequency and higher-frequency parts of the spectrum, respectively, in dependence on the amplitude of the input signals in the respective parts of the spectrum. Preferably, the controllable low-pass and high-pass filter circuits are connected in parallel between input and output terminals, a low-frequency band control unit is provided to control the amount of attenuation of the low-pass filter circuit and a high-frequency band control unit is provided to control the cut-off frequency of the high-pass filter circuit. In one practical arrangement for recording audio signals, signals taken from the output terminal of the signal processing circuit are recorded on tape. For playing back these recorded signals, the input and output terminals of the processing circuit are respectively connected to the output terminal and negative feedback input of an operational amplifier.
摘要:
This invention discloses new and unique detectors suitable for controlling any device needing precise conversion of AC voltage to an equivalent DC voltage. The detector may also be used as an excellent non-linear low pass filter. More particularly, the detector is suitable for controlling meter movements and the variable gain amplifiers which are used in compressors, expanders, compandors, limiters and other noise reduction systems, The detectors control gain such that unnecessary gain changes are eliminated, overshoot transient distortion is minimized, distortion due to ripple is minimized, and pumping is eliminated. As described herein, the detector uses two interacting memories to provide a output signal from the detector which can be used to drive a variable gain amplifier for achieving optimum characteristics of a compressor, expandor or compandor. This is achieved by using inter-connecting circuitry between the two memories and between the inputs and outputs of the detector such that one of the memories dominates and controls the output signal for most input voltage situations, but in the event of drastic input signal changes the second memory interreacts with the first memory.
摘要:
This disclosure relates to an electronic circuit which has a controllable impedance. This type of circuit is well suited for application in noise suppression circuits or in signal compression/expansion circuits. The circuit has two stages. The first stage is a voltage to current converter. The second stage is a variable gain current amplifier. The output of the second stage is connected by a feedback loop to an input of the first stage. The circuit has a variable impedance which can be controlled by an external signal. The imput impedance of the circuit is linearly related to the applied control signal.
摘要:
A compander system is described, in which the `compression` and `expansion` modes are established by the selective use of a compression or expansion circuit as such or as a negative feed-back branch for a back-coupled amplifier.
摘要:
An amplitude modulated transmitter includes an audio amplifier which, via a radio frequency (RF) power supply modulator, modulates an RF amplifier and carrier. Fluctuations in the direct current DC bias to the RF amp, such as are common in mobile applications, vary the modulation index of the transmitted signal.To minimize DC bias affects on the modulation index, the invention contemplates an audio compressor which senses both audio signal level and DC bias level and, in response thereto, controls audio signal compression to maintain the desired percent modulation. Compression is effected by changing the bias on a semiconductor device which, in turn, attenuates audio signals at the input of a fixed gain audio amplifier. A feedback path around the audio amplifier senses both DC voltage and audio signal level and produces an appropriate control signal to bias the semiconductor device, thereby altering audio compression.
摘要:
A current variable shunt impedance with a non-linear control characteristic intended to functionally imitate and replace a field effect transistor responsive to a control voltage applied to its gate electrode having a source-drain path connected as a variable impedance shunt resistor in the variable frequency high pass filter section of the commercially popular Dolby B noise reduction system. The invention allows a large part of the Dolby B encode decode circuitry to be embodied in low-cost integrated circuit form while maintaining performance characteristics which closely match existing standards. These standards were previously established using noise reduction systems fabricated from discrete circuit components. The complementary nature of the encode and decode operations used to process a signal makes such matching of performance characteristics to the established standards critical.
摘要:
In a circuit for the automatic dynamic compression or expansion of a signal between its input and its output, the circuit presenting a useful signal path connected between its input and its output and containing a setting member which is electronically controllable for varying the transmission factor between the circuit input and output, the circuit also presenting a branch path connected at one point to the useful signal path and containing a control voltage generator for generating, from the signal in the useful signal path, a control voltage applied to control the setting member, there is also provided a second setting member connected in the branch path and arranged to be electronically controllable for varying the transmission factor exhibited by the branch path, and means connecting the output of the control voltage generator to the second setting member for effecting a counterregulation of the transmission factor of the branch path, relative to the transmission factor variation imparted to the useful signal path.
摘要:
A compressor or expander circuit is constructed by connecting a plurality of impedance networks in series across input terminals, at least one network being frequency selective. Output terminals are connected across one or more of the networks. The frequency selective network varies its parameters in response to the level of components within a restricted frequency band determined by this network so as to narrow the band when the level of such components increases. This includes such components from the restricted band and thereby from the compression or expansion action.
摘要:
Compressors and expanders for effecting dynamic range modification are constructed by connecting reactive networks in series for voltage dividing action or in parallel for current dividing action. The output signal is derived from the voltage across or current through one of the networks which includes a series or parallel variable resistance. The variable resistance is controlled in dependence upon the voltage thereacross in the sense required to achieve compression or expansion, as the case may be. The resistance change shifts a turnover frequency of the circuit so as to exclude large amplitude components from the amplitude increase or reduction which is applied to low level components within a restricted frequency band to create the compressor or expander action.