Apparatus and Method for a Celeste in an Electronically-Orbited Speaker
OwnerNancy Diane Mooninventor
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments are directed to a sound modification system and loud speaker system. The system may impose amplitude, frequency and delay modulation on a signal representing the output of an musical instrument or other sound source while also imposing a sense of movement of the sound to the listener and a periodic variation of the harmonic content of the sound. Further, the system may simultaneously amplify sound signals without the amplitude, frequency, delay and spatial sense of modulation or a different sense of modulation. The system combines a plurality of sound transducers, a plurality of amplifiers and signal processors to provide a flexible, portable and practical sound modification and amplification system.
Claims16
An apparatus for sound amplification and modification, comprising:
- a plurality of sound transducers configured to direct sound in different directions;
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- a plurality of amplifiers operably coupled with the sound transducers;
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- an electronic signal processor operably coupled to the amplifiers;
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- the signal processor configured to receive a sound signal, divide the signal into a plurality of signals, modulate each divided signal with a separate amplitude envelope and couple each modulated signal to one or more of the amplifiers;
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- the signal processor is further configured to modulate the divided signals in a manner that causes the sound source to orbit;
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- the signal processor is further configured to delay at least one of the divided signals in a manner that causes a celeste effect.
A method for sound amplification and modification, comprising:
- a plurality of sound transducers configured to direct sound in different directions;
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- a plurality of amplifiers operably coupled with the sound transducers;
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- an electronic signal processor operably coupled to the amplifiers;
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- the signal processor configured to receive a sound signal, divide the signal into a plurality of signals, modulate each divided signal with a separate amplitude envelope and couple each modulated signal to one or more of the amplifiers;
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- the signal processor is further configured to modulate the divided signals in a manner that causes the sound source to orbit;
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- the signal processor is further configured to delay at least one of the divided signals in a manner that causes a celeste effect.
A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer-readable medium comprising:
- code for controlling receiving a sound signal by a signal processor, dividing the signal into a plurality of signals, modulating each divided signal with a separate amplitude envelope and coupling each modulated signal to one or more amplifier;
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- code for controlling amplifying the signals by a plurality of amplifiers;
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- code for controlling directing sound in different directions by a plurality of sound transducers;
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- code for modulating the divided signals in a manner that causes the sound source to orbit;
- and code for delaying at least one of the divided signals in a manner that causes a celeste effect.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.