Musical distortion circuits
OwnerPhilip Young Dahlinventor
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Abstract
Musical distortion circuits are presented, typically for use with electric guitars, other electronic musical instruments or other sources of audio signals. In one embodiment, the musical distortion circuits of the present disclosure include a non-limiting clipping section. In one embodiment, the musical distortion circuits of the present disclosure include a waveshaping section. In some embodiments, the musical distortion circuits additionally include pre- or post-distortion or pre- or post-clipping sections.
Claims20
A musical distortion circuit comprising a non-limiting clipping section comprising:
- a) a non-limiting clipping section input and a non-limiting clipping section output;
- b) first, second and third capacitors connected in series between the non-limiting clipping section input and the non-limiting clipping section output;
- c) at least one first clipping diode connected between
- 1) a point of connection between the first and second capacitors, and
- 2) a first reference voltage;
- d) at least one second clipping diode connected between
- 1) a point of connection between the second and third capacitors, and
- 2) a second reference voltage,
- the first and second clipping diodes being connected in anti-parallel orientation;
- and
- e) a impedance connected between
- 1) the point of connection between the first and second capacitors, and
- 2) the point of connection between the second and third capacitors,
- wherein the impedance is a non-zero impedance that is finite at DC.
A musical distortion circuit comprising a waveshaping section comprising:
- a) a waveshaping section input and a waveshaping section output;
- b) a differential amplifier having an inverting amplifier input, a non-inverting amplifier input, and an amplifier output;
- c) a feedback impedance connected between the inverting amplifier input and the amplifier output;
- d) a first input impedance connected between the waveshaping section input and the inverting amplifier input;
- e) a second input impedance connected between the waveshaping section input and the non-inverting amplifier input;
- f) a gain impedance connected between the inverting amplifier input and a reference voltage;
- and
- g) at least one first diode connected between the non-inverting amplifier input and the reference voltage.
A musical distortion circuit comprising a waveshaping section comprising:
- a) a waveshaping section input and a waveshaping section output;
- b) a differential amplifier having an inverting amplifier input, a non-inverting amplifier input, and an amplifier output;
- c) a feedback impedance connected between the inverting amplifier input and the amplifier output;
- d) an input impedance connected between the waveshaping section input and the inverting amplifier input;
- e) a gain impedance connected between the inverting amplifier input and a reference voltage;
- f) a reference impedance connected between the non-inverting amplifier input and the reference voltage;
- and
- g) at least one first diode connected between the waveshaping section input and the non-inverting amplifier input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.