Audio signal processing
First Claim
1. In an audio system having a first audio signal and a second audio signal, said first and second audio signals having amplitudes, a method for processing audio signals comprising:
- dividing said first audio signal into a first spectral band signal and a second spectral band signalscaling said first spectral band signal by a first scaling factor related to the amplitude of said first audio signal to create a first signal portion,scaling said first spectral band signal by a second scaling factor related to the amplitude of said second audio signal to create a second signal portion,adjusting said first and second scaling factors to create an apparent source of sound that is a selected one of forward and rearward,filtering said first signal portion by a first filter to produce a filtered first signal portion, andfiltering said second signal portion by a second filter to produce a filtered second signal portion.
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Abstract
A method for processing and transducing audio signals. An audio system has a first audio signal and a second audio signal that have amplitudes. A method for processing the audio signals includes dividing the first audio signal into a first spectral band signal and a second spectral band signal; scaling the first spectral band signal by a first scaling factor proportional to the amplitude of the second audio signal; and scaling the first spectral band signal by a second scaling factor to create a second signal portion. Other portions of the disclosure include application of the signal processing method to multichannel audio systems, and to audio systems having different combinations of directional loudspeakers, full range loudspeakers, and limited range loudspeakers.
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23 Claims
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1. In an audio system having a first audio signal and a second audio signal, said first and second audio signals having amplitudes, a method for processing audio signals comprising:
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dividing said first audio signal into a first spectral band signal and a second spectral band signal scaling said first spectral band signal by a first scaling factor related to the amplitude of said first audio signal to create a first signal portion, scaling said first spectral band signal by a second scaling factor related to the amplitude of said second audio signal to create a second signal portion, adjusting said first and second scaling factors to create an apparent source of sound that is a selected one of forward and rearward, filtering said first signal portion by a first filter to produce a filtered first signal portion, and filtering said second signal portion by a second filter to produce a filtered second signal portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In an audio system having a first audio signal and a second audio signal, said first and second audio signals having amplitudes, a method for processing said audio signals comprising,
dividing said first audio signal into a first spectral band signal and a second spectral band signal; -
scaling said first spectral band signal by a first scaling factor related to the amplitude of said first audio signal to create a first signal portion, scaling said first spectral band signal by a second scaling factor related to the amplitude of said second audio signal to create a second signal portion, adjusting said first and second scaling factors to create an apparent source of sound that is a selected one of being forward and rearward, filtering said first signal portion by a first filter to produce a filtered first signal portion, and filtering said second signal portion by a second filter to produce a filtered second signal portion, wherein one of said first filter and said second filter has a flat frequency response. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method for processing first and second audio signals having first and second amplitudes respectively, comprising,
dividing said first audio signal into a first spectral band signal and a second spectral band signal; -
scaling said first spectral band signal by a first scaling factor related to the amplitude of said first audio signal to create a first signal portion, scaling said first spectral band signal by a second scaling factor related to the amplitude of said second audio signal to create a second signal portion, adjusting said first and second scaling factors to create an appearance source of sound that is a selected one of being forward and rearward, wherein said first and second audio signals are associated with directional channels in a multichannel audio system, filtering said first signal portion by a first filter to produce a filtered first signal portion, filtering said second signal portion by a second filter to produce a filtered second signal portion, wherein wherein SF1 is said first scaling factor, SF2 is said second scaling factor, ampl1 is said amplitude of said first audio signal and ampl2 is said amplitude of said second audio signal, and combining said filtered first signal portion, said filtered second signal portion and said second spectral band signal.
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13. A method for processing audio signals comprising,
dividing said first audio signal into a first spectral band signal and a second spectral band signal; -
scaling said first spectral band signal by a first scaling factor related to the amplitude of said first audio signal to create a first signal portion, scaling said first spectral band signal by a second scaling factor related to the amplitude of said second audio signal to create a second signal portion, adjusting said first and second scaling factors to create an apparent source of sound that is a selected one of being forward and rearward, wherein said first and second audio signals are associated with directional channels in a multichannel audio system, filtering said first signal portion by a first filter to produce a filtered first signal portion, filtering said second signal portion by a second filter to produce a filtered second signal portion, and combining said filtered second signal portion with said second spectral band signal.
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14. A method for processing first and second audio signals having first and second amplitudes respectively comprising,
dividing said first audio signal into a first spectral band signal and a second spectral band signal; -
scaling said first spectral band signal by a first scaling factor related to the amplitude of said first audio signal to create a first signal portion, scaling said first spectral band signal by a second scaling factor related to the amplitude of said second audio signal to create a second signal portion, adjusting said first and second scaling factors to create an apparent source of sound that is a selected one of being forward and rearward, wherein said first and second audio signals are associated with directional channels in a multichannel audio system, filtering said first signal portion by a first filter to produce a filtered first signal portion, filtering said second signal portion by a second filter to produce a filtered second signal portion, and combining said filtered first signal portion, said filtered second signal portion and said second spectral band signal.
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15. In an audio system having a first audio signal and a second audio signal, said first and second audio signals having amplitudes, a method for processing audio signals comprising:
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dividing said first audio signal into a first spectral band signal and a second spectral band signal scaling said first spectral band signal by a first scaling factor related to the amplitude of said first audio signal to create a first signal portion, scaling said first spectral band signal by a second scaling factor related to the amplitude of said second audio signal to create a second signal portion, and adjusting said first and second scaling factors to create an apparent source of sound that is a selected one of being forward and rearward, wherein wherein SF1 is said first scaling factor, SF2 is said second scaling factor, ampl1 is said amplitude of said first audio signal and ampl2 is said amplitude of said second audio signal.
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16. In an audio system having a first audio signal and a second audio signal, said first and second audio signals having amplitudes, a method for processing said audio signals comprising,
dividing said first audio signal into a first spectral band signal and a second spectral band signal; -
scaling said first spectral band signal by a first scaling factor related to the amplitude of said first audio signal to create a first signal portion, scaling said first spectral band signal by a second scaling factor related to the amplitude of said second audio signal to create a second signal portion, adjusting said first and second scaling factors to create an apparent source of sound that is a selected one of being forward and rearward, filtering said first signal portion by a first filter to produce a filtered first signal portion, filtering said second signal portion by a second filter to produce a filtered second signal portion, and combining said filtered first signal portion with said second audio signal to produce a first combined signal. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. In an audio system having a first audio signal and a second audio signal, said first and second audio signals having amplitudes, a method for processing audio signals comprising:
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dividing said first audio signal into a first spectral band signal and a second spectral band signal scaling said first spectral band signal by a first scaling factor related to the amplitude of said first audio signal to create a first signal portion, scaling said first spectral band signal by a second scaling factor related to the amplitude of said second audio signal to create a second signal portion, and adjusting said first and second scaling factors to create an apparent source of sound that is a selected one of being forward and rearward, wherein the sum of said first scaling factor and said second scaling factor is one.
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19. In an audio system having a plurality of directional channels, a first audio signal and a second audio signal, said first and second audio signals representing adjacent directional channels on the same lateral side of a listener in a normal listening position, a method for processing audio signals further comprising:
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a method for processing said audio signals, comprising, dividing said first audio signal into a first spectral band signal and a second spectral band signal; scaling said first spectral band signal by a first time varying calculated scaling factor related to the amplitude of said first audio signal to create a first signal portion; scaling said first spectral band signal by a second time varying calculated scaling factor related to the amplitude of said second audio signal to create a second signal portion, adjusting said first and second scaling factors to make the apparent source of sound one of forward and rearward of said normal listening position, filtering said first signal portion by a first filter to produce a filtered first signal portion, and filtering said second signal portion by a second filter to produce a filtered second signal portion.
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20. A method for processing first and second audio signals representing adjacent directional channels on the same lateral side of a listener in a normal listening position comprising,
dividing said first audio signal into a first spectral band signal and a second spectral band signal; -
scaling said first spectral band signal by a first time varying calculated scaling factor related to the amplitude of said first audio signal to create a first signal portion; and scaling said first spectral band signal by a second time varying calculated scaling factor related to the amplitude of said second audio signal to create a second signal portion, filtering said first signal portion by a first filter to produce a filtered first signal portion, filtering said second signal portion by a second filter to produce a filtered second signal portion, and combining said filtered first signal portion with said second audio signal to produce a first combined signal. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. In an audio system having a first audio signal and a second audio signal, said first and second audio signals having amplitudes, a method for processing audio signals comprising
dividing said first audio signal into a first spectral band signal and a second spectral band signal scaling said first spectral band signal by a first scaling factor related to the amplitude of said first audio signal to create a first signal portion, scaling said first spectral band signal by a second scaling factor related to the amplitude of said second audio signal to create a second signal portion, adjusting said first and second scaling factors to create an apparent source of sound that is a selected one of being forward and rearward, and time delaying said first spectral band signal relative to said second spectral band signal.
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23. A method for processing first and second audio signals having first and second amplitudes respectively comprising,
dividing said first audio signal into a first spectral band signal and a second spectral band signal; -
scaling said first spectral band signal by a first scaling factor related to the amplitude of said first audio signal to create a first signal portion, scaling said first spectral band signal by a second scaling factor related to the amplitude of said second audio signal to create a second signal portion, adjusting said first and second scaling factors to create an apparent source of sound that is a selected one of being forward and rearward, wherein said first and second audio signals are associated with directional channels in a multichannel audio system, filtering said first signal portion by a first filter to produce a filtered first signal portion, filtering said second signal portion by a second filter to produce a filtered second signal portion, wherein wherein SF1 is said first scaling factor, SF2 is said second scaling factor, ampl1 is said amplitude of said first audio signal and ampl2 is said amplitude of said second audio signal, and combining said filtered second signal portion with said second spectral band signal.
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