Dynamic sensing regulator
First Claim
1. A power supply control circuit in a preamplifier component, comprising:
- a power supply for producing a power signal;
a regulator circuit for receiving the power signal and a regulator control signal, and for producing a regulated output signal;
an amplifier circuit operating with the regulated output signal and receiving an input signal, the amplifier circuit outputting an amplifier output signal;
a converter circuit for receiving the amplifier output signal and converting the amplifier output signal to a control voltage, converter circuit includes a buffer that isolates the control voltage from the amplifier output signal; and
a variable control circuit for receiving the control voltage, and varying the control voltage to output the regulated control signal to the regulator circuit;
wherein a signal fluctuation is induced in the regulated output signal in response to a corresponding signal fluctuation of the input signal.
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Abstract
A dynamic sensor regulator that provides a mechanism for introducing desirable tonal artifacts in component-based guitar amplifier systems by inducing voltage fluctuations into the power supply of a preamplifier. The dynamic sensor regulator comprises a regulator circuit, connected to an amplifier that is connected to a converter circuit that is connected to a variable control circuit. The amplifier includes a floating bias circuit that dynamically adjusts the bias state of an output driving amplifier in response to signal fluctuations of the regulator output signal. A transformer is connected to the amplifier output and once the transformer'"'"'s saturation point has been reached, the saturation of the transformer increases proportionally with the amplifier'"'"'s input signal while the regulated output signal remains constant, emulating amplifier overload and saturation.
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22 Claims
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1. A power supply control circuit in a preamplifier component, comprising:
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a power supply for producing a power signal;
a regulator circuit for receiving the power signal and a regulator control signal, and for producing a regulated output signal;
an amplifier circuit operating with the regulated output signal and receiving an input signal, the amplifier circuit outputting an amplifier output signal;
a converter circuit for receiving the amplifier output signal and converting the amplifier output signal to a control voltage, converter circuit includes a buffer that isolates the control voltage from the amplifier output signal; and
a variable control circuit for receiving the control voltage, and varying the control voltage to output the regulated control signal to the regulator circuit;
wherein a signal fluctuation is induced in the regulated output signal in response to a corresponding signal fluctuation of the input signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling a power supply in a preamplifier component, comprising the steps of:
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regulating a power signal with a regulator circuit, the regulator circuit receiving a regulator control signal and producing a regulated output signal;
operating an amplifier circuit with the regulated output signal, the amplifier circuit receiving an input signal and outputting an amplifier output signal;
converting the amplifier output signal to a control voltage with a converter, the converter receiving the amplifier output signal and isolating the control voltage from the amplifier output signal with a buffer; and
varying the cool voltage with a variable control circuit, the variable control circuit receiving the control voltage and varying the control voltage to output the regulated control signal to the regulator circuit;
wherein a signal fluctuation in the input signal causes a corresponding signal fluctuation to be induced in the amplifier output signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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