Signal processing device, signal processing method, and sound emitting system

• US 8,848,943 B2
• Filed: 09/01/2009
• Issued: 09/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Katayama, Masaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Zhang, Leshui
• Application Number:
  US12/551,988
• Publication Number:
  US 20100067716A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,855 Days
• Field of Search: 381/118, 381/59, 381/22, 381/27, 381/28, 381/320, 381/321, 381/332, 381/333, 381/334, 381/94.2, 381/94.3, 381/94.4, 381/98, 381/99, 381/100, 381/101, 381/102, 381/103, 381/104, 381/109, 381/110, 381/111, 381/107, 381/120, 381/119, 381/93, 381/96, 381/83, 381/318, 381/108, 381/121, 846/65, 846/72, 846/73
• US Class Current: 381/99
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 5/025 Equalizers; Volume or gain control in limited frequency bands

Abstract

A signal processing device for supplying sound signals to a first speaker for emitting a sound on a low-pitched sound side and a second speaker for emitting a sound on a high-pitched sound side higher than the low-pitched sound side, includes a control portion that controls a characteristic of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker so that an output level of the first speaker is maintained at a crossover frequency between the first speaker and the second speaker, when an output level of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker is changed.

Claims

1. A signal processing device for supplying sound signals to a first speaker for emitting a sound on a low-pitched sound side and a second speaker for emitting a sound on a high-pitched sound side higher than the low-pitched sound side, comprising:

a volume portion that changes a gain of an output level of a sound signal supplied to the first speaker; and

a control portion that includes a low pass filter which changes a characteristic of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker; and

wherein an output level of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker, as determined by a user operation of the volume portion, is maintained at a crossover frequency between the first speaker and the second speaker by changing a filter order of the low pass filter based on the gain of the output level of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker being changed by the user operation of the volume portion, and wherein the crossover frequency between the first speaker and the second speaker is fixed.

2. The signal processing device according to claim 1, wherein the control portion shifts a cut-off frequency of a filter portion for the first speaker to the low-pitched sound side or the high-pitched sound side in response to an amount of change of the output level of the sound signal that is supplied to the first speaker.

3. The signal processing device according to claim 2, wherein the control portion controls an amount of shift of the cut-off frequency so that the output level of the first speaker is maintained in a frequency band higher than the crossover frequency.

4. A signal processing method, comprising:

supplying a sound signal to a first speaker for emitting a sound on a low-pitched sound side;

supplying a sound signal to a second speaker for emitting a sound on a high-pitched sound side higher than the low-pitched sound side;

changing a gain of an output of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker;

changing, by a low pass filter, a characteristic of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker;

maintaining an output level of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker at a crossover frequency between the first speaker and the second speaker by changing a filter order of the low pass filter based on the gain of the output level of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker being changed by a user operation of the volume portion, and wherein the crossover frequency between the first speaker and the second speaker is fixed.

5. The signal processing method according to claim 4, wherein a cut-off frequency of a filter portion for the first speaker is shifted to the low-pitched sound side or the high-pitched sound side in response to an amount of change of the output level of the sound signal that is supplied to the first speaker.

6. The signal processing method according to claim 5, wherein an amount of shift of the cut-off frequency is controlled so that the output level of the first speaker is maintained in a frequency band higher than the crossover frequency.

7. A sound emitting system, comprising:

a first speaker that emits a sound on a low-pitched sound side;

a second speaker that emits a sound on a high-pitched sound side higher than the low-pitched sound side;

a signal processing portion that includes a low pass filter and the signal processing portion supplies sound signals to the first speaker and the second speaker; and

a volume portion that changes a gain of an output level of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker;

wherein, based on the gain of the output level of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker being changed by a user operation of the volume portion, the signal processing portion changes a characteristic of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker, and an output level of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker, as determined by the user operation of the volume portion, is maintained at a crossover frequency between the first speaker and the second speaker by changing a filter order of the low pass filter, wherein the crossover frequency between the first speaker and the second speaker is fixed.

8. The sound emitting system according to claim 7, wherein the signal processing portion shifts a cut-off frequency of a filter portion for the first speaker to the low-pitched sound side or the high-pitched sound side in response to an amount of change of the output level of the sound signal that is supplied to the first speaker.

9. The sound emitting system according to claim 8, wherein the signal processing portion controls an amount of shift of the cut-off frequency so that the output level of the first speaker is maintained in a frequency band higher than the crossover frequency.