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Real time programmable, time variant synthesizer
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-12-15
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Granted: 1994-04-05
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Expires: 2012-12-15
Abstract
Abstract A method for modelling time variant signals and multiple tone generating apparatus for a real time controllable, time variant waveform synthesizer. Speech or musical tone generation is accomplished by storing a DSQ (Demodulated Segment Quantization) codebook representation of a time variant signal. A DSQ codebook is a parametric representation of a time variant signal, wherein a signal's parameters are a time variant amplitude data sequence, a time variant pitch (advance/delay operator) data sequence, and a data sequence corresponding to a set of invariant waveshapes and their corresponding duration values. A signal is reconstructed by concatenating periodic segments of finite duration and, scaling its amplitude via a time variant amplitude data sequence and altering pitch or harmonic content via a time variant pitch data sequence. A plurality of unique DSQ codebooks and tone generators are assigned to a plurality of key actuations for multi-timbral operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark Medovich
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-28 23:35
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H7/00; G10H7/08; G10H7/12; G10H2250/00; G10H2250/541; G10H2250/571; G10H2250/581
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A time variant tone generating device; comprising: virtual memory means for storing unique waveform data, pitch deviation data, amplitude envelope data, and waveform address boundary data; first processing means for transferring said pitch deviation data and said waveform address boundary data from said virtual memory means to a second processing means, for transferring said unique waveform data from said virtual memory means to a first memory means accessible by said first processing means and a thrid processing means, and for transferring amplitude envelope data to said thrid processig means; said second processing means including means for determining waveform data points in said first memory means to be accessed by said third processing means based on said waveform address boundary data and said pitch deviation data; said third processing means including means for accessing said waveform data points in said first memory means, for scaling said waveform data points based on said amplitude envelope data, and for summing scaled waveform data points; and a digital to analog converter for converting said summed waveform data points to a time variant output signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A time variant tone generating device; comprising: virtual memory means for storing unique waveform data, pitch deviation data, amplitude envelope data, and waveform address boundary data; first processing means for transferring said pitch deviation data and said waveform address boundary data from said virtual memory means to a second processing means, for transferring said unique waveform data from said virtual memory means to a first memory means accessible by said first processing means and a thrid processing means, and for transferring amplitude envelope data to said thrid processig means; said second processing means including means for determining waveform data points in said first memory means to be accessed by said third processing means based on said waveform address boundary data and said pitch deviation data; said third processing means including means for accessing said waveform data points in said first memory means, for scaling said waveform data points based on said amplitude envelope data, and for summing scaled waveform data points; and a digital to analog converter for converting said summed waveform data points to a time variant output signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said first memory means is a dual port random access memory device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said second processing means provides said waveform data points to said third processing means via a second memory means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 3, wherein said second memory means is a dual port random access memory device.
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