Directable microphone system
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1. A signal processing arrangement for reducing audio interference in a reverberative environment comprising:
- a plurality of directable beam forming electroacoustic transducer means;
means for steering the beam of each transducer means to a prescribed location in said environment; and
means responsive to the output signals of said directable beam forming transducer means for forming a signal corresponding to sounds emanating from a predetermined volume surrounding said prescribed location.
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Abstract
A microphone arrangement focuses on a prescribed volume in a large room such as an auditorium. The arrangement includes a plurality of directable beam microphone structures. Each beam is directed to a prescribed location. The signals produced in the microphone structures are selectively adjusted to accept sounds from a predetermined volume surrounding the location and to reject sounds outside the prescribed volume.
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19 Claims
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1. A signal processing arrangement for reducing audio interference in a reverberative environment comprising:
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a plurality of directable beam forming electroacoustic transducer means; means for steering the beam of each transducer means to a prescribed location in said environment; and means responsive to the output signals of said directable beam forming transducer means for forming a signal corresponding to sounds emanating from a predetermined volume surrounding said prescribed location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A signal processor for reducing audio interference in a reverberative environment comprising:
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first and second directable beam forming electroacoustic transducer means; means for directing the beams of the first and second transducer means to a pescribed location in said environment; and
means for selectively adjusting the differences between the output signals of said first and second transducer means to generate a signal representative of sounds emanating from a prescribed volume surrounding said prescribed location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of reducing audio interference in a reverberative environment having a plurality of directable beam electroacoustic transducers each including an array of spaced electroacoustic transducer elements each being adapted to generate a signal corresponding to sound waves incident thereon comprising the steps of:
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steering the beam of each directable beam transducer to a prescribed location in said environment; and forming a signal corresponding to sounds emanating from a predetermined volume surrounding said prescribed location responsive to the output signals of said directable beam transducers. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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