Method and apparatus for control of crosstalk in multiple frequency recording
OwnerDuane H. Cooperinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for reducing distortion between signals that are recorded on a recording medium in a multiple-frequency manner. More specifically, the present invention is directed to reducing or eliminating crosstalk from a main channel signal to a sub-channel signal that is caused by tracing distortion produced in a higher frequency range of the sub-channel signal. The reduction of crosstalk is achieved by reverse compensating a sub-channel signal during recording by an anticipated amount of tracing distortion.
Claims13
Apparatus for recording 4-channel signals as main channel and frequency modulated subchannel signals on two groovewalls of a recording disc with compensation for main channel to subchannel crosstalk resulting from playback tracing distortion, comprising
- matrixing means for providing first and second main channel signals and first and second subchannel signals, said matrixing means having directional coefficients of differing amplitude and phase characteristics for providing differing linear combinations of directional audio signals for encoding at least three of the audio signals in each of said main channel and said subchannel signals,
- first main channel input means for said first main channel signal,
- second main channel input means for said second main channel signal,
- first subchannel input means for said first sub-channel signal to be recorded on a first recording disc groovewall with said first main channel signal,
- second subchannel input means for said second subchannel signal to be recorded on a second recording disc groovewall with said second main channel signal,
- first subtracting means for subtracting a predetermined amount of said first main channel signal from said first subchannel signal to provide a first compensated subchannel signal,
- second subtracting means for subtracting a predetermined amount of said second main channel signal from said second subchannel signal to provide a second compensated sub-channel signal,
- means for angularly modulating a carrier signal with said first and second compensated subchannel signals to provide a first angularly modulated subchannel signal and a second angularly modulated subchannel signal,
- means for adding said first angularly modulated signal and said first main channel signal to provide a recording signal for said first groovewall,
- means for adding said second angularly modulated sub-channel signal and said second main channel signal to provide a recording signal for said second groovewall, and
- recording means for recording said first and second recording signals on the first and second groovewalls of a recording disc.
A two groovewall, uptalk compensated recording disc having 4-channel signals recorded thereon as main channel and frequency modulated subchannel signals matrixed with directional coefficients of differing amplitude and phase characteristics providing differing linear combinations of directional audio signals, at least three of the audio signals being encoded in each of said main channel and subchannel signals, and in which one main channel and one frequency modulated subchannel are recorded on each groovewall of the recording disc, wherein each of said recorded subchannel signals is compensated for anticipated tracing distortion error by a predetermined inverse amount of the main channel signal recorded on the same groovewall therewith as a modulation index component.
A method for recoding 4-channel signals on a two groovewall record disc as main channel and frequency modulated subchannel signals comprising
- providing first and second main channel signals and first and second subchannel signals by matrixing source signals with directional coefficients of differing amplitude and phase characteristics for producing differing linear combinations of directional audio signals, and encoding at least three of the audio signals in each of the main channel and subchannel signals,
- subtracting a predetermined amount of said first main channel signal from said first subchannel signal to provide a first compensated subchannel signal,
- subtracting a predetermined amount of said second main channel signal from said first main channel signal to provide a second compensated subchannel signal,
- angularly modulating a carrier signal with said first and second compensated subchannel signals to provide a first angularly modulated subchannel signal and a second angularly modulated subchannel signal,
- adding said first angularly modulated signal and a first main channel signal to provide a recording signal for a first groovewall,
- adding said second angularly modulated subchannel signal and a second main channel signal to provide a recording signal for a second groovewall, and
- recording said first and second recording signals on the first and second groovewalls of a recordin disc.
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