ATE170698T1 - Verbessertes programmierbares multiband- kompressionssystem - Google Patents

Verbessertes programmierbares multiband- kompressionssystem

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ATE170698T1
ATE170698T1 AT92915128T AT92915128T ATE170698T1 AT E170698 T1 ATE170698 T1 AT E170698T1 AT 92915128 T AT92915128 T AT 92915128T AT 92915128 T AT92915128 T AT 92915128T AT E170698 T1 ATE170698 T1 AT E170698T1
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limiter
variable gain
compressor
compression system
output
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AT92915128T
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Fred Waldhauer
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Resound Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03G—CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION
    • H03G7/00—Volume compression or expansion in amplifiers
    • H03G7/002—Volume compression or expansion in amplifiers in untuned or low-frequency amplifiers, e.g. audio amplifiers
    • H03G7/004—Volume compression or expansion in amplifiers in untuned or low-frequency amplifiers, e.g. audio amplifiers using continuously variable impedance devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03G—CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION
    • H03G9/00—Combinations of two or more types of control, e.g. gain control and tone control
    • H03G9/02—Combinations of two or more types of control, e.g. gain control and tone control in untuned amplifiers
    • H03G9/025—Combinations of two or more types of control, e.g. gain control and tone control in untuned amplifiers frequency-dependent volume compression or expansion, e.g. multiple-band systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Electric hearing aids
    • H04R25/35—Electric hearing aids using translation techniques
    • H04R25/356—Amplitude, e.g. amplitude shift or compression
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2430/00—Signal processing covered by H04R, not provided for in its groups
    • H04R2430/03—Synergistic effects of band splitting and sub-band processing

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Tone Control, Compression And Expansion, Limiting Amplitude (AREA)
  • Reduction Or Emphasis Of Bandwidth Of Signals (AREA)
  • Compression, Expansion, Code Conversion, And Decoders (AREA)
AT92915128T 1991-06-28 1992-06-29 Verbessertes programmierbares multiband- kompressionssystem ATE170698T1 (de)

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US07/723,233 US5278912A (en) 1991-06-28 1991-06-28 Multiband programmable compression system

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EP (1) EP0591441B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH07501429A (de)
KR (1) KR100248960B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE170698T1 (de)
AU (1) AU660041B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2111829A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69226866T2 (de)
DK (1) DK0591441T3 (de)
WO (1) WO1993000779A1 (de)

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