SYSTEM TO CONTROL AUDIO EFFECT PARAMETERS OF VOCAL SIGNALS
First Claim
1. A vocal effect processing system comprising:
- an input signal processing module configured to receive an audio signal from a vocal microphone, the audio signal representative of a vocal signal detected by the vocal microphone; and
an effect modification module configured to estimate a proximate location of a source of the vocal signal with respect to the vocal microphone, the effect modification module further configured to apply an effect to the audio signal in accordance with the estimated proximate location of the source of the vocal signal.
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Abstract
A vocal effect processing system may include an effect modification module configured to selectively and dynamically apply effects to an input audio signal in accordance with a degree of likelihood that the input audio signal includes a vocal signal and/or based on a proximate location of a source of vocal audio with respect to a vocal microphone. Determination of the degree of likelihood that the input audio signal includes a vocal signal and/or the proximate location may be based on processing of the input audio signal or a plurality of input audio signals. Determination of the proximate location may alternatively, or in addition, be estimated based on a proximity sensor. The effect modification module may dynamically and selectively adjust the effects in response to changes in the degree of likelihood that the vocal signal is included in the input audio signal and/or changes in the estimated proximate location.
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26 Claims
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1. A vocal effect processing system comprising:
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an input signal processing module configured to receive an audio signal from a vocal microphone, the audio signal representative of a vocal signal detected by the vocal microphone; and an effect modification module configured to estimate a proximate location of a source of the vocal signal with respect to the vocal microphone, the effect modification module further configured to apply an effect to the audio signal in accordance with the estimated proximate location of the source of the vocal signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vocal effect processing system comprising:
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a processor; a proximity determination module executable by the processor to receive from a vocal microphone an audio signal representing a vocal signal generated by a sound source; the proximity determination module further executable by the processor to estimate a proximate location of the sound source with respect to the vocal microphone; an effect determination module executable by the processor to determine an effect for application to the audio signal based on the estimated proximate location of the sound source with respect to the vocal microphone; and an effect application module executable by the processor to apply the determined effect to the audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable memory storage device having instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processor to provide vocal effect processing, the computer readable storage device comprising:
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instructions executable to receive respective audio signals from each of a plurality of vocal microphones, the respective audio signals representative of audible sound detected by each of the vocal microphones; instructions executable to estimate an intent of a user to activate one or more of the vocal microphones to receive vocal audio generated by the user; instructions executable to identify at least one of the vocal microphones as an activation target based on the estimate of the intent of the user to activate the one or more of the vocal microphones; and instructions to apply an effect to a respective audio signal of the at least one of the vocal microphones identified as the activation target. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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