Abstract:
A system for multiplying the frequencies of a speech signal, or other audio signal, by a given multiplication factor, comprising an analog-digital converter for converting an audio signal to a digital signal having a bit rate f1 and means for temporarily storing that digital signal. The system further comprises apparatus for reading out the stored digital signal, in groups of n digits, at a bit rate f2, with means for synchronizing the readout apparatus to connect the groups of n digits in sequence. A digital-analog converter uses the digital readout to develop a speech signal modified in frequency in accordance with the rate f1/f2 but having the same time span as the original speech signal.
Abstract:
A plural sound delay system for use in sound reinforcement in auditoria and in other applications, comprising a digital encoding system for converting an analog audio signal to digital form, a progressive digital data store for storing the digital signal, plural readout means for reading data from the store after any one of a plurality of different storage intervals, and at least one decoding system for regenerating a delayed audio analog signal from one of the digital readouts.