US4924744A
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Apparatus for generating sound through low frequency and noise modulation
Assignee: Hudson Soft Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-08-09
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Granted: 1990-05-15
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Expires: 2008-08-09
Abstract
Abstract In an apparatus for generating sound, there are provided a plurality of channels for generating sounds. Each of the channels includes a memory for storing waveform data, and at least one of the channels includes a noise generator so that various kinds of sounds including rhythm sound-effects sound, effects sound-vibrato etc. are generated. There is further provided a controller by which voice sound signal is passed through the channels so that artificial sound, voice sound etc. are generated. There is still further provided a circuit for adjusting an amplitude level of a whole sound which is obtained by mixing output sounds of the channels so that far and near sound is produced. Further, each of the channels includes left and right attenuators which divide a channel sound into left and right channel sounds. Still further, the apparatus comprises a low frequency oscillator for controlling a depth of frequency modulation, and a controller for writing sampling data of a predetermined waveform into serial addresses of a memory.
Inventors
- 👤 Kimio Yamamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 19:08
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H7/00; G10H7/02; G10H7/04; G10H1/00; G10H1/02; G10H1/06; G10H1/08; G10H1/18; G10H1/183; G10H1/46
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
An apparatus for generating sound comprising: a plurality of sound generating channels each including means for storing waveform data at predetermined addresses, means for mixing output sounds of said plurality of sound generating channels, means for controlling said means for storing to be accessed by a predetermined frequency whereby waveform data for generating one of said output sounds are read therefrom, wherein said output sounds are generated in channels selected from said plurality of sound generating channels, and then mixed in said means for mixing to provide mixed sound, means for producing a low frequency signal in accordance with frequency control data stored in a register included in a first channel and frequency data of a frequency counter for output sound in a second channel, and means for adding or subtracting said waveform data read from said means for storing in said second channel by an address frequency of said low frequency signal to or from frequency data of output sound which is now generated thereby producing frequency data for modulation, wherein said means for controlling modulates said output sound which is now generated in accordance with said frequency data for modulation.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
192 words
An apparatus for generating sound comprising: a plurality of sound generating channels each including means for storing waveform data at predetermined addresses, means for mixing output sounds of said plurality of sound generating channels, means for controlling said means for storing to be accessed by a predetermined frequency whereby waveform data for generating one of said output sounds are read therefrom, wherein said output sounds are generated in channels selected from said plurality of sound generating channels, and then mixed in said means for mixing to provide mixed sound, means for producing a low frequency signal in accordance with frequency control data stored in a register included in a first channel and frequency data of a frequency counter for output sound in a second channel, and means for adding or subtracting said waveform data read from said means for storing in said second channel by an address frequency of said low frequency signal to or from frequency data of output sound which is now generated thereby producing frequency data for modulation, wherein said means for controlling modulates said output sound which is now generated in accordance with said frequency data for modulation.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
166 words
An apparatus for generating sound comprising: a plurality of sound generating channels, each of said sound generating channels including means for storing waveform data at predetermined addresses and a waveform generator for generating an output sound in accordance with said data read from said waveform data storing means, at least one of said sound generating channels comprising means for storing noise data and a noise generator for generating an output noise in accordance with said noise data read from said noise data storing means, said noise generator being in parallel relationship with said waveform generator in said at least one channel, at least one selector for selecting one of said waveform generator and said noise generator in said at least one channel, said at least one channel generating an output sound or an output noise in accordance with the selection of said at least one selector, and means for mixing the outputs of said at least one channel and the output sounds of the remaining channels.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
166 words
An apparatus for generating sound comprising: a plurality of sound generating channels, each of said sound generating channels including means for storing waveform data at predetermined addresses and a waveform generator for generating an output sound in accordance with said data read from said waveform data storing means, at least one of said sound generating channels comprising means for storing noise data and a noise generator for generating an output noise in accordance with said noise data read from said noise data storing means, said noise generator being in parallel relationship with said waveform generator in said at least one channel, at least one selector for selecting one of said waveform generator and said noise generator in said at least one channel, said at least one channel generating an output sound or an output noise in accordance with the selection of said at least one selector, and means for mixing the outputs of said at least one channel and the output sounds of the remaining channels.
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