JP2870359B2 - Acoustic characteristic correction device - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an acoustic characteristic correcting apparatus for correcting a response characteristic (frequency response, etc.) of a reproduction system including a sound field such as a listening room to a desired characteristic. It is an easy one.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a graphic equalizer has been generally used as a device for correcting the response characteristics of the entire reproduction system including a room and a speaker. In this method, an audio frequency band is divided into several bands, and the gain is adjusted for each divided band. However, it was not possible to know how to adjust the reproduced sound to have a desired response characteristic.

To solve the drawbacks of the conventional graphic equalizer, the response characteristics of the entire reproduction system can be automatically set to desired characteristics.
There was one described in JP-A-59004. This means that the user sets the desired characteristics, reproduces the measurement signal such as white noise and impulse in the sound field to be reproduced using a reproduction system speaker, collects this with a microphone, and measures the response characteristics. Measure, determine the correction characteristics so that they match the desired characteristics, set the filter characteristics of the equalizer that matches the correction characteristics, and play the music signal through this equalizer to adjust the desired characteristics. It is intended to enable music playback. The correction amount thus automatically adjusted is displayed as a graph in the same manner as a conventional graphic equalizer.

[0004]

Since the graphic equalizer is originally used for equalizing the response characteristic of the reproduction system including the sound field (making the response characteristic flat), the correction amount is automatically adjusted as described above. When setting the desired characteristics, for example, some characteristics such as flat characteristics and characteristics where high and low frequencies are attenuated from the flat characteristics as necessary are preset in a ROM or the like in advance, and the user can use the button. It is conceivable that an arbitrary characteristic is selected from the selection by an operation or the like and set as a desired characteristic. However, depending on the user, there may be a case where the user desires to set the level for each frequency by himself and to create a desired characteristic. In such a case, there is a problem that it is difficult to know how to create a desired desired characteristic only by displaying the automatically adjusted correction amount as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-590004. Occurs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and has as its object to facilitate setting of desired characteristics in an acoustic characteristic correcting apparatus for automatically adjusting a correction amount so as to match desired characteristics. Things.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention includes a sound field.
Desired response characteristics of the playback system based on the operation of the operator
Desired characteristic setting means to set the playback system including the sound field
Measurement characteristic input means for inputting information on measurement characteristics of response characteristics
And the desired characteristic set by the desired characteristic setting means and the
The measurement characteristics input by the measurement characteristic input
Characteristic display means for superimposing and displaying the desired characteristics,
And to achieve the desired characteristics based on the measured characteristics
Characteristics calculation means for calculating the correction characteristics of the
The calculated correction characteristics to the acoustic signal
And a correction characteristic imparting means.
Things. The characteristic display means is, for example, the desired characteristic.
In a line graph format and the measured characteristics in a bar graph format.
Shall be superimposed on the common graph axis
Can be. Further, a correction characteristic for graphically displaying the correction characteristic is provided.
It may further include a sex display means. Also this
The invention provides a non-volatile memory that retains a plurality of desired characteristics;
Any of the desired characteristics stored in this nonvolatile memory
Is read out based on the operator's selection operation,
Desired characteristic selection means to be set as the
Of the desired characteristic selected by the selection means based on the operation of the operator.
Desired characteristic correcting means for correcting the characteristic based on the
A correction rare for storing the desired characteristics corrected by the desired characteristics correcting means.
Desired characteristic storage means, the desired characteristic selecting means
Is the desired correction characteristic stored in the desired correction characteristic storage means.
And desired characteristics stored in the non-volatile memory
Can be read out based on the operator's selection operation.
The desired response characteristics of the playback system including the sound field.
Desired characteristic setting means to set the desired characteristics
Desired characteristic display means to display graphs and playback including sound field
Measurement characteristic input for inputting measurement characteristic information of system response characteristics
Means based on the desired characteristics and the measured characteristics.
Correction characteristic operation to calculate the correction characteristic to achieve the desired characteristic
Calculating means, and performing the calculation on the sound signal to be reproduced.
Correction characteristic imparting means for imparting the corrected correction characteristic.
It is. For the correction characteristics, the operator
Specifying the correction frequency range
Correction characteristics correction means for correcting outside characteristics to the state without correction
May be further provided. In addition, for operator operation
Adding the correction characteristic to the measurement signal based on the
Signal output means for output without adding
Reproduced measurement signal is reproduced by speaker and collected by microphone
Input signal and measure the response characteristics of the playback system including the sound field.
Response characteristic measuring means for obtaining information on the measurement characteristic
It can also be provided.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the desired characteristic set based on the operation of the operator is displayed in a graph, so that the operator can set the desired characteristic while watching this display, and set the desired characteristic. Operation becomes easy. In addition, since the measurement characteristics are displayed in a graph, the response characteristics of the reproduction system including the sound field can be easily grasped. Moreover, since be displayed superimposed hope characteristics measured characteristics on a common graph axes, and hope characteristics at each frequency position measurement characteristics
Can be accurately compared. Therefore, the difference between the desired characteristic and the measured characteristic can be easily grasped, which is useful for setting the desired characteristic (for example, setting the desired characteristic in a range where the difference between the two does not become extremely large ,
Isn't the expected correction state obtained due to limitations in power characteristics?
In this case, the desired characteristics can be corrected again ).
In other words, even if the desired characteristic is a complex pattern,
Characteristics that can be realized according to the capabilities of the system used
Can be optimized. Further, according to the present invention,
A plurality of desired characteristics are prepared in a non-volatile memory in advance, and an arbitrary one of them is read out based on an operation of an operator and set as a desired characteristic. Become. Further, the desired characteristics read from the non-volatile memory can be modified based on the operation of the operator, so that the desired characteristics according to the operator's preference can be newly created. In addition, since a characteristic close to the preference can be read from the non-volatile memory and corrected to create the desired characteristic, the desired characteristic can be easily created as compared with the case where the desired characteristic is created from the beginning. Also,
The desired characteristics thus modified are stored, and the desired characteristics are selected and used from the original desired characteristics and the modified desired characteristics by the operation of the operator. Can be used as many times as you want
It saves you the trouble of recreating each time you use it. In addition, if a range in which no correction is performed can be set, it is possible to prevent a frequency range not to be corrected (for example, near a lower limit or an upper limit of a frequency characteristic) from being corrected. Further, when performing the response characteristic measurement, if the measurement signal can be measured in a state where the correction characteristic is not added and in a state where the correction characteristic is added ,
In addition to measuring the response characteristics of the reproduction system before correction, it is possible to know how much the response characteristics of the reproduction system were actually corrected by correction (that is, the effect of the correction).

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Here, a case where the present invention is applied to an acoustic characteristic correction device having a response characteristic measuring function will be described. FIG. 2 shows an outline of a hardware configuration of the entire apparatus.
The acoustic characteristic correction device 10 includes a main body 12 and a remote controller 1
The two are connected by a detachable signal cable 16.

When measuring the response characteristics, the main unit 12 performs generation of a measurement signal, calculation of a frequency characteristic based on a microphone pick-up signal, calculation of a correction characteristic, calculation of an FIR filter coefficient corresponding to the correction characteristic, and the like. When used as an equalizer after response characteristic measurement, the response characteristic is corrected by adding a set FIR filter characteristic to the audio signal to be reproduced. The remote controller 14 instructs the main body 12 on various operations at the time of measurement and setting of desired characteristics, and displays various response characteristics (measurement characteristics, desired characteristics, correction characteristics, etc.).

In the main body 12, a microphone input terminal 18
Has a measurement microphone connected when measuring the response characteristics,
A microphone pickup signal is input. Also, source input terminal 2
To 0, a source device such as a CD player is connected, and a source signal reproduced from the source device when used as an equalizer is input. The input unit 22 performs A / D conversion of a microphone input or a source input. The output unit 24 is a source signal and a measurement signal (test tone signal) that have been subjected to the equalizer processing.
Is output from the output terminal 26 after D / A conversion. The patch bay unit 28 changes connection of input / output and other various signals at the time of measurement and at the time of equalization. The waveform memory output unit 30 reads and outputs a measurement signal waveform (band signal waveform, TSP (Time Stretched Pulse) signal waveform) and a TSP inverse filter waveform stored in the ROM.

The input waveform memory 32 stores the A / D converted microphone input in the RAM. Convolution operator 34
Is a real-time convolution circuit (for example, LS manufactured by Yamaha Corporation)
IYM 7309 is connected in cascade to form a convolution unit having several thousands of stages. When the equalizer is used, an equalizer using an FIR filter is formed by transferring the filter coefficient of the equalizer. Further, at the time of measurement when the TSP signal is used as a measurement signal, a TSP inverse filter is configured by transferring the TSP inverse filter coefficient to the convolution operation unit 34. The data processing calculation and other control unit 36 is constituted by a CPU, and performs processing of measured data (calculation of measurement characteristics, desired characteristics, correction characteristics, calculation of an equalizer filter coefficient corresponding to the correction characteristics (Fourier inverse transform), etc.) and the patch bay unit 28 Connection control, and other controls required by the main unit 12 and the CP of the remote control unit 14.
It exchanges signals with U42.

In the remote controller 14, an operation unit 38 gives all necessary instructions to the main unit 12 at the time of measurement, setting of desired characteristics, and setting of correction characteristics. The display unit 40 displays various response characteristics and displays for operation. CPU4
2 exchanges data with the CPU 36 of the main body 12.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the panel configuration of the remote controller 14. The display unit 40 is configured by an LCD display or the like, and various response characteristics are displayed in a graph. That is, a common graph axis (horizontal axis is frequency, vertical axis is level) is displayed on the upper graph display section.
The measurement characteristic is displayed on a bar graph 44 and the desired characteristic (an example of a flat characteristic is shown) is displayed on a line graph 46 on the upper side.
Also, cursors 62 and 64 indicating the frequency range are displayed as vertical lines. In the lower part, a correction characteristic calculated as a difference between the desired characteristic and the measurement characteristic is displayed by a line graph 48. Further, between the upper and lower rows, the correction frequency range set by the operation of the operator is displayed as a horizontal bar graph 50. In this case, the correction characteristic display 48 is not displayed outside the correction frequency range (or is displayed flat on the 0 dB line). Display portions 52 and 54 for displaying current setting items, setting contents, and the like are provided at the upper and lower portions of the graph display portion to assist the operator's operation.

The operation unit 38 is provided with a cursor key 56, a shuttle key (rotary encoder) 58, various key switches 60, and the like. Cursor keys 56 include an up key 56a, a down key 56b, a left cursor selection key 5
6c, a right cursor selection key 56d. The left and right cursor selection keys 56c and 56d are used to select one of the left and right cursors 62 and 64 of the display unit 40, for example, when correcting desired characteristics or setting a correction frequency range. When the shuttle 58 is turned by pressing the left cursor selection key 56c, the left cursor 6 is turned in the turned direction.
2 moves to set the lower limit of the frequency range. When the shuttle 58 is turned by pressing the right cursor selection key 56d, the right cursor 64 moves in the turning direction, and the upper limit value of the frequency range is set. For example, a mark 65 is displayed at the selected position of the cursors 62 and 64, so that it is possible to know which is selected. The up and down keys 56a and 56b are used, for example, when correcting desired characteristics. When the up key 56a is pressed in a specified frequency range, the level of the desired characteristics is gradually and smoothly increased in a curve, and the down key 56b is pressed. When pressed, the level of the desired characteristic is smoothly and gradually reduced in a curve. The key switch 60 is used to select setting items, select measurement data,
Used for execution instructions and other various instructions.

FIG. 4 shows an outline of the procedure from the measurement of the frequency characteristics to the use as an equalizer using the acoustic characteristic correction device 10 of FIG. Each process is sequentially advanced by the mode progress operation by the operator (for example, the process proceeds to the next process each time one key switch is pressed). The outline of each step will be described.

Test As shown in FIG. 5A, a microphone 72 is arranged at a listening position 71 in a room 70 where music is reproduced, and a measurement signal is output from the main unit 10 and reproduced via a power amplifier 74. Are reproduced from the speakers 76 and 78 used for
And captures the collected sound waveform into a memory in the apparatus 10.
This measurement is performed at each position by moving the microphone 72 to a plurality of points (for example, five points) centering on the receiving position 71 as shown on the right of FIG.

Calculation of Measurement Characteristics The response characteristics are calculated on the basis of the collected sound signals taken into the memory. The obtained response characteristics (measurement characteristics) are displayed in a bar graph on the display unit 40 of the remote control unit 14, for example, as shown in FIG.

Setting desired characteristics Using the remote controller 14, the user operates the operation unit 38 while viewing the display unit 40.
Use to set the desired characteristics. The selected or set desired characteristic is displayed as a line graph 46 on the display unit 40 as shown in FIG. For example, FIG.
As shown in (b), when the measurement characteristic 44 is set to a characteristic that is flattened, since both characteristic displays are superimposed on the same graph axis, what kind of desired characteristic should be set. You can see at a glance if it is flat and it's easy to set up.

Calculation of Correction Characteristics Once the desired characteristics are set, the correction characteristics are automatically calculated as the difference between the desired characteristics and the measured characteristics, and are displayed on the display unit 40 as shown in FIG.
It is displayed in a line graph 50 as shown in FIG. Even when the desired characteristics are being corrected, the correction characteristics are calculated and displayed as needed.

Correction of Correction Characteristics If the peak of the correction characteristics is large, a sense of incongruity may occur in the sense of hearing. Therefore, the upper and lower limits of the level of the correction characteristics are regulated as necessary. When the correction range is limited due to the limitation of the reproduction frequency characteristic of the speaker to be used, the correction frequency range is regulated as necessary (that is, the correction amount outside the correction frequency range is set to 0 dB).

Calculation of Equalizer Filter Coefficients Once the correction characteristics have been determined, they are inversely Fourier transformed to determine the corresponding impulse response. In this case, an arbitrary selection is made from linear phase processing Fourier inverse transform, minimum phase processing Fourier inverse transform, or Fourier inverse transform of another algorithm, depending on the use situation or the like. As a result,
An impulse response as shown in FIGS. 6D and 6E is obtained. The equalizer (FIR) filter coefficient is given as a level value at each position on the time axis of the impulse response. In this way, the equalizer characteristics over the entire frequency band are set.

Confirmation of Correction Effect Confirmation of the correction effect is performed as necessary. That is, the equalizer filter coefficient thus obtained is set in the convolution operation unit 34 to constitute an equalizer, and the equalizer is provided with a correction characteristic for the measurement signal, reproduced from the speaker, and the response characteristic is measured again. The measurement characteristic and the desired characteristic are superimposed and displayed on the section 40 to confirm the correction effect. The more the two characteristics match, the more the correction as desired is made. If the expected correction state cannot be obtained due to the limitation of the speaker characteristics or the like, the desired characteristics are re-corrected as necessary.

Music Playback Once the equalizer filter characteristics are finally determined, FIG.
As shown in (b), a source device 80 such as a CD player
To perform music playback as the final purpose by using the main unit 12 of the main unit 10 as an equalizer.

FIG. 1 shows a control block configuration in the acoustic characteristic correction apparatus 10 for realizing each step of the above procedure.
FIG. 1 shows a connection state at the time of measurement. A microphone 72 for measurement is connected to the microphone input terminal 18 and the source input terminal 20.
Source devices 80 are respectively connected. The measurement signal input from the microphone input terminal 18 is amplified by the microphone amplifier 82. The switch 84 is used for measurement and calculation (the above-described?
) And during reproduction (the above-described step). The A / D converter 86 converts a microphone input or an analog source input into a digital signal. The switch 88
This is for passing the digital source input through the bypass path 90, and can be switched between digital source input reproduction and other modes (analog input reproduction and measurement). The switch 92 is switched between measurement and reproduction. The waveform memory 32 captures a microphone input during a test. The measurement signal generator 30 is configured by a ROM that stores the waveform of the measurement signal. In this embodiment, a band signal (to be described later) and a TSP (to be described later) TSP signal are stored as measurement signals, and one of them can be read out according to an operator's selection operation. Has been.

The switch 94 is switched between at the time of reproduction, at the time of calculating response characteristics, and at the time of testing. The switch 96 switches between a route that passes through the convolution operation unit 34 and a route 98 that bypasses the route.
When calculating the response characteristics in the SP method, when confirming the correction effect, and when playing music, a route that passes through the convolution calculator 34 is selected. The use of the convolution operation unit 34 is switched by switching the switch 102. That is, at the time of response characteristic calculation in the TSP method, the TSP inverse filter waveform read out from the TSP inverse filter waveform memory 100 is set as a filter coefficient, and the TSP inverse filter performs time compression of the collected TSP signal to obtain an impulse response. Ask. Also, when confirming the correction effect and playing back music, an equalizer filter coefficient corresponding to the correction characteristic obtained by the operation is set as a filter coefficient and operates as an equalizer. As a result, the convolution operation unit 34 is also used as an inverse filter in the TSP method at the time of response characteristic calculation and as an equalizer at the time of checking the correction effect and at the time of music reproduction, so that the hardware configuration is simplified. Even if they are used in this way, there is no problem since the response characteristic calculation, the correction effect confirmation, and the music reproduction are not performed simultaneously.

The output of the convolution unit 34 or the output of the bypass path 98 is input to the switch 106 through the addition point 104. The switch 106 is switched between at the time of a test, at the time of checking a correction effect, at the time of music reproduction, and at the time of response characteristic calculation. During the test, when confirming the correction effect, and during music playback, the measurement signal or music signal passed through the switch 106 is applied to the D
The signal is converted into an analog signal by the / A converter 108 and the low-pass filter 110, output from the output terminal 26, and reproduced by the speakers 76 and 78 in the room 70 via the power amplifier 74.

The signal guided from the switch 106 to the line 112 at the time of calculating the response characteristic is distributed by the switch 114 according to the measuring method. That is, in the case of the TSP method,
After the Fourier transform of the impulse response signal into frequency information by the frequency conversion means 116, the band division means 11
At 8, the signal is divided into predetermined frequency bands (for example, every 1/3 octave band). Further, in the case of the band signal method, since the measurement data is originally obtained in a state of being divided into frequency bands (for example, every 1/3 octave band), the data is passed through the bypass 120 as it is. The signals on both paths pass through an addition point 122, and a band power calculation circuit 124 calculates an average power for each divided band. The obtained band power data of the entire frequency band is stored in the band data memory 126. The band data memory 126 can store a plurality of (for example, eight) measurement data. Each measurement data is displayed as a bar graph according to the display selection operation of the operator (measurement characteristic display 44 in FIG. 3).

The selection and weighting means 128 selectively outputs a plurality of measurement data stored and stored in the band data memory 126 which are selected and instructed by an operator's selection operation. Further, the measurement data is weighted according to the positions of the measurement points P1 to P5 with respect to the listening position 71 (FIG. 5A) as necessary. The collective averaging means 130
A collective average of a plurality of selected and weighted measurement data is calculated. The interpolating means 132 treats the value of each band subjected to collective averaging as a value at the center frequency of each band, interpolates between the center frequencies of each band, and connects all frequency bands with continuous and smooth curve data. Find characteristics.
The interpolation data thus obtained is stored in the RAM 134 as final measurement characteristics.

The ROM 136 stores an average characteristic and some other characteristics as desired characteristics, and the characteristic selected by the key switch 60 is read out. The selected desired characteristic is corrected to a desired characteristic by the arithmetic means 140 based on the operation of the cursor key 56, the shuttle key 58 and the like by the operator. The corrected desired characteristics are stored in the RAM 138 with the backup power supply, and can be read out and used at any time in the same manner as the characteristics of the ROM 136.

The calculating means 142 calculates a correction characteristic from the set desired characteristic and measured characteristic. The correction characteristics may be modified as needed based on the operation of the operator, such as upper and lower limit values of the correction level and the restriction of the correction frequency range. The equalizer filter coefficient calculating means 144 calculates an equalizer filter coefficient corresponding to the set correction characteristic. The calculated filter coefficients are set in the convolution calculator 34, and the equalizer characteristics at the time of music reproduction and at the time of checking the correction effect are set. The calculated filter coefficient is stored in the RAM 146 with a backup power supply, and can be read and used at any time. The filter coefficients are also stored in the RAM card 148 and can be shared by inserting the RAM card 148 into another music characteristic correction device.

The display control means 150 transmits the calculated measurement characteristics, desired characteristics, correction characteristics and the like to the display unit 4 of the remote control unit 14.
Control for displaying at 0 is performed. The switching control of each switch in FIG. 1 and various operations other than the convolution operation unit 34 are executed by the CPU 36 (FIG. 2) of the main body 12.

Next, the control of each step of the procedure of FIG. 4 by the control block of FIG. 1 described above will be described in detail.

When the response characteristics are measured in a test room, the characteristics vary considerably depending on the location. This is because reflected waves from ceilings, floors, walls, and the like in the room interfere with each other and disturb the frequency characteristics. In addition, this phenomenon is more remarkable even at a slight difference in location at a higher frequency with a shorter wavelength. Therefore, when the correction characteristic is obtained based on the data of one measurement point and the filter coefficient of the equalizer is obtained, the best result is obtained at that point, but the area including the surrounding area (the range in which the listener's head moves, etc.) In some cases, the best results cannot be obtained due to extreme peak dips.

Therefore, in this embodiment, FIG.
As shown on the right of FIG. 7, a measurement area 73 is set around the listening position 71 in the room 70, and a plurality of measurement points P1 to P5 including the listening position 71 are set in this area 73. The microphone 72 is moved to the points P1 to P5 to perform measurement, and a correction characteristic is obtained from a spatial average thereof. As a result, good correction characteristics can be obtained on average at any position in the area, and an effective area for correction can be enlarged.

In this embodiment, as a test method,
As described above, one of the band signal method and the TSP method can be selected according to the selection operation of the operator. The TSP method has the advantage that the measurement time is short and continuous measurement data can be obtained instead of discrete measurement data for each divided band. However, in this embodiment, as described above, since the convolution operation unit 34 for the equalizer is also used as the TSP inverse filter used in the TSP method, the length of the TSP signal for measurement is limited. There is a limit to the power of the entire TSP signal, and if it is used for measurement in a noisy environment, the S / N ratio of the measurement result may deteriorate.

Therefore, the band signal method is used in an environment with a lot of noise or when there is no restriction on the measurement time. There are many (speaker systems), and the band signal method requires time for measurement.)
, The TSP method is used, and both methods are used properly.

Test methods using the band signal method and the TSP method will be described. (A) Band signal method In the band signal method, band signals obtained by dividing a plurality of frequency bands are sequentially emitted at different times, and the response of each band is measured. Here, the bandwidth of each band uses a 1/3 octave band method (that is, a division method in which each band has a 1/3 octave band width) which is said to be relatively close to the audibility characteristics. In this case, it is possible to obtain continuous data having a high division ability if the division pitch is made fine, but it takes an enormous amount of time to generate a band signal of the entire band. Therefore, in this case, the division pitch is set to every 1/3 octave in FIG. 7A or every 1/6 octave in FIG. Continuous data is obtained by interpolation. If the division pitch is 1/3 octave pitch, the bandwidth will not overlap,
If the pitch is 1/6 octave, the bandwidth changes while overlapping by 1/3 octave. The overlap improves the connection between the bands in the measurement data.

FIG. 8 shows an example in the case of dividing into １ ／ octave pitches in １ ／ octave bands. (A) is the band signal waveform center frequency, (b) is the band signal waveform (when the center frequency is 100 Hz), and (c) is the band signal waveform output flow. FIG. 1 shows the band signal waveform of FIG.
Is stored in the measurement signal generator 30 (ROM) of
By changing the reading speed, a measurement signal for each band is generated. Speakers 7 sequentially at different times
The band signals emitted from 6, 78 are collected by microphone 72 for each band, and the collected sound waveform is stored in waveform memory 32 in FIG.

(B) TSP method In general, a single pulse is used to measure the impulse response of a hole or the like. However, since the signal power is small, even if a technique such as synchronous addition is used together, a sufficient SN ratio cannot be obtained. Often. On the other hand, when the TSP signal is used, the signal power is large and the S / N ratio is easily obtained. Also, in order to easily obtain an inverse filter and convert the response of the TSP signal into an impulse response, a convolution operation with the inverse filter may be performed. Therefore, when a convolution device can be used, the conversion is easy. Therefore, the TSP signal has convenient characteristics for measurement.

FIG. 9A shows a TSP signal used in the TSP method.
It has a waveform as shown in FIG. This TSP waveform is stored in the measurement signal generator 30 of FIG. 1, and is read once by one measurement and reproduced from the speakers 76 and 78.
The reproduced TSP signal is picked up by the microphone 72, and the collected sound waveform is stored in the waveform memory 32.

Calculation of Measurement Characteristics The calculation of the response characteristics based on the collected sound waveform stored in the waveform memory 30 is performed as follows according to the test method.

(A) Band signal method In the band signal method, the sound wave form of each divided band stored in the waveform memory 30 of FIG.
4, 96, bypass 98, addition point 104, switch 1
06, 114, the bypass path 120, and the addition point 122, the band power average calculator 124 calculates the average band power for each divided band, and stores the average in the band data memory 126. The band data memory 126 can store measurement data for a plurality of times.
The measurement data of the five points P1 to P5 shown on the right of (a) is stored. The selection weighting means 128 discriminates data by, for example, excluding data that is extremely different from the others by looking at individual measurement characteristics on the display unit 40. The remaining data is weighted as necessary. Specifically, when the measurement points are, for example, the five points P1 to P5 shown on the right in FIG. 5A, the point P1 at the center position (mainly the position where the head is located) is set to one.
Each of the other points P2 to P5 is set to 0.5, and the point P1 at the center position is set to 1 and the other points P2 to P5 are set to 1.
It is conceivable that 2 to P5 are summed up to 1.

The selected and weighted measurement data is subjected to collective averaging by a collective averaging means 130. As a result, average measurement data of the region where the measurement is performed is obtained. Since the collectively averaged measurement data is discrete data for each divided band, it is interpolated by the interpolation means 132 to convert the data into continuous smooth curve data. As an interpolation method, a spline interpolation method capable of performing interpolation in a short time is suitable. In the interpolation, as shown in FIG. 10, data obtained as a power average for each divided band is treated as a value at the center frequency of each band, and a spline interpolation is performed between the points based on values of several points before and after. And for example 40
Interpolation data of 96 points is obtained and used as measurement characteristics.

As described above, the power average for each divided band is obtained, and this value is used as the value at the center frequency, and the spline interpolation between the points is performed, whereby useful and practical averaging of the obtained measurement characteristic results is achieved. As a result, large peak dips due to phase interference are prevented from occurring in the measurement characteristics, as in the past. Is prevented. In addition, since the values of several tens of bands (for example, 31 bands or 61 bands) are interpolated into the values of several thousand points (for example, 4096 points), it is sufficient to obtain the correction characteristics from the viewpoint of the continuity of the frequency characteristics and the resolution. Data of various measurement characteristics can be obtained. The data of the measurement characteristic thus obtained is stored in the RAM 134 of FIG. 1 and is displayed on the display unit 40 as a bar graph (the measurement characteristic display 44 of FIG. 3).

(B) TSP method In the TSP method, the sound waveform stored in the waveform memory 32 of FIG. 1 was immediately stored in the TSP inverse filter coefficient memory 100 by the convolution calculator 34 via the switches 94 and 96. The convolution operation (time compression) with the inverse TSP waveform (FIG. 9B) yields an impulse response (FIG. 9C). The inverse TSP waveform is a waveform in which the TSP waveform (FIG. 9A) is temporally backward and forward. When the number of stages of the convolution operation unit 34 is insufficient as a time compression filter for the TSP signal, time compression can be performed in a divided manner.

The impulse response output from the convolution calculator 34 is Fourier-transformed by the frequency conversion means 116 through the addition point 104 and the switches 106 and 114, and the frequency response characteristic (FIG. 9D) is obtained. The obtained frequency response characteristic is band-divided by the band dividing means 18 into a state similar to the band signal method (1/3 or 1/6 octave pitch with 1/3 octave band width). The band-divided measurement data undergoes the same processing as in the case of the band signal method. That is, the measurement data for each band divided by the band dividing means 118 passes through the addition point 122, the band power average for each divided band is calculated by the band power average calculating means 124, and is stored in the band data memory 126. You. The band data memory 126 stores measurement data for a plurality of times. The selection weighting means 128 allows the operator to look at individual measurement characteristics on the display unit 40 and exclude data that is extremely different from the others,
Select data. The remaining data is weighted as necessary. The selected and weighted measurement data is subjected to a collective average by the collective averaging means 130. As a result, average measurement data of the region where the measurement is performed is obtained. Since the collectively averaged measurement data is discrete data for each divided band, the data is spline-interpolated by the interpolation means 132 to convert the data into continuous smooth curve data. The interpolated measurement data is stored in the RAM 34 as measurement characteristics, and is displayed on the display unit 40 as a bar graph.

As described above, even in the TSP method, measurement data is once divided into bands, power averages are obtained for each band, and interpolation is performed to obtain continuous data. Since the occurrence of the peak dip is prevented, it is possible to prevent a sense of incongruity due to an extreme correction when the correction characteristic is obtained by using the measurement characteristic as it is and used for the characteristic correction. In addition, since the band once divided is interpolated, data of measurement characteristics sufficient to obtain a correction characteristic can be obtained in terms of continuity of frequency characteristics and division ability.

FIG. 11 shows an example of an operation procedure in the calculation of the test and measurement characteristics described above. First, the microphone position is set (S1), and one of the band signal method and the TSP method is selected as a test method (S2).
Further, either a 1/3 octave band pitch or a 1/6 octave band pitch is selected as the band division pitch (S3). Thereafter, when the test start button is pressed (S4), the test sound is reproduced from the speakers 76 and 78, collected by the microphone 72, and stored in the waveform memory 32 (S5). The measurement result is immediately displayed on the display unit 40 as a bar graph (S6), and the operator can see and confirm the result. If the measurement result is considered abnormal (for example, a large noise is included), a retest is performed at that point (S7, S8). If the measurement result is good, move the microphone position to another point and repeat the test (S
9).

When the test is completed for all points (S10), the collected data is sequentially displayed on the display unit 40, and the data is selected as necessary (S11). The selected data is weighted for each measurement point automatically or manually as necessary (S1).
2). Then, a set average value and an interpolation value are automatically calculated for the data of each weighted point, and R
The measurement data is stored in the AM 134 as one final measurement characteristic data (S13), and the measurement is completed.

FIG. 12 shows an example of a desired characteristic setting flow. When the desired characteristic setting mode is selected and operated on the remote controller 14 (FIG. 3), a graph scale is displayed on the display 40 (S2).
2), the measurement characteristics stored in the RAM 134 are displayed as a bar graph 44 (S23). Next, when a desired characteristic is selected (S24), the corresponding desired characteristic is stored in the ROM.
136 or the RAM 138 and the display unit 4
0 is displayed as a line graph 46 (S25).

By the way, the transmission characteristics of a speaker in a listening room, a hall or the like vary depending on the directivity of the speaker and the reverberation characteristics of the room, and desirable characteristics in terms of audibility do not always coincide with flattening the measurement characteristics. do not do. Therefore, it would be convenient if the desired characteristics in the room could be easily set. For example, by preparing in advance a desired characteristic as a characteristic for PA (Public Address) in a hall and a desirable characteristic when listening with a small speaker in a home listening room in a large speaker system, it is easy to prepare in advance. Correction to that characteristic becomes possible.

Therefore, in the ROM 136, as a general pattern of the desired characteristic, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, in addition to the flat characteristic C1 over the entire band, a characteristic C2 in which the low and high regions of the flat characteristic are attenuated, It is convenient to prepare in advance the characteristic C3, the mid-sound emphasis characteristic C4, and the bass / treble emphasis characteristic C5. In this case, by displaying the characteristic pattern name on the display section 40, the operator refers to the character pattern, moves the cursor to a desired characteristic pattern, performs a selection operation, reads the corresponding characteristic data from the ROM 136, and reads the corresponding characteristic data. Can be used as In addition, characteristic data classified by various speakers (for PAs in halls, for outdoor PAs, hall-type tweeters for studio monitors, direct radiators for studio monitors, small speakers, etc.) and various rooms (Japanese-style listening rooms, Western-style listening rooms, etc.) ROM13
6 and displays the speaker type name and the room type name on the display unit 40, and the operator refers to this and moves the cursor according to the speaker type or the room to be used, and moves the cursor to the speaker type or the room type. By selecting and operating the room type, the corresponding characteristic data can be read from the ROM 136 and used as the desired characteristic. After the desired characteristic is set, the calculation of [measurement characteristic]-[desired characteristic] is automatically performed by the calculating means 142, and the correction characteristic is obtained.
It is displayed on the display unit 40 as a line graph 48 (S2
7). The characteristic data read from the ROM 136 can be used as desired characteristics as it is, but can also be used after being partially modified.

As a characteristic adjustment method in the case of a conventional graphic equalizer or parameter equalizer, adjustment is generally made by changing the values of the center frequency F, the gain G, and the sharpness Q, as shown in FIG. Was. in this case,
As for the order of adjustment, the center frequency F is determined first, then the value of Q is set, and finally the gain G is increased or decreased. The adjustment operation was not easy. In addition, when Q is changed, the effect extends over the entire frequency range. Therefore, it is difficult to grasp how the characteristics actually change when Q is changed, and it is difficult to adjust the characteristics.

Therefore, here, instead of determining the center frequency, a frequency range from everywhere is set.
By raising and lowering the characteristics within the specified range while maintaining the smooth connection of the characteristics at both ends, it is possible to easily set a characteristic curve of desired characteristics that is smooth and close to human sense. Step S28 of FIG. 12 showing this setting procedure
The following steps will be described.

When the desired characteristics are initially set, the display unit 40
One of the lower limit or the upper limit of the frequency range indicated by the upper cursors 62 and 64 is selected and can be corrected (the mark 65 is displayed on the selected one). When the shuttle key 58 is operated in this state (S28), the value selected from the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the frequency range changes in the direction in which the shuttle key 58 is turned (S29, S30, S31). Display unit 4
The cursor 62 or 64 with the @ mark 65 above 0 also moves in the same direction (S32).

When the operation to switch to the other cursor is performed by pressing the left or right cursor key 56c or 56d (S3
4), the switched value of the frequency range lower limit value or upper limit value can be corrected, and the position of the ▽ mark 65 on the display unit 40 also moves to the other cursor side. When the shuttle key 58 is operated in this state (S28), the corresponding value changes in the direction in which the shuttle key 58 is turned (S28).
29, S30, S31), the Δ mark 65 on the display unit 40 also moves in the same direction (S32).

When the up key 56a or the down key 56b is pressed after setting the frequency range in this way (S39), the level of the desired characteristic is set for the set frequency range as shown in FIG. In accordance with the number of times of pressing or the pressing time, while maintaining continuity outside the set frequency range, the center position of the frequency range is increased or decreased in a curve with a peak (S40,
S41), the display of the desired characteristic on the display unit 40 also changes accordingly. According to such a correction method, the operation is simple because only the designation of the frequency range and the designation of the level increase / decrease amount are required. In addition, since the influence of the increase or decrease of the level does not reach outside the designated frequency range, it is easy to grasp how the characteristic actually changes by the increase or decrease operation, and it is easy to correct the characteristic as desired. The calculation for correcting the desired characteristic is performed by the calculation means 10 in FIG.

As a specific algorithm of the correction processing in the calculating means 10, for example, it is examined what kind of correction curve should be increased or decreased according to the frequency range so that the operation feeling and the change of the actual characteristic coincide with each other. A correction curve corresponding to the range can be set in a table in advance, and the correction curve corresponding to the set frequency range can be read from the table, and a gain corresponding to the increase / decrease instruction amount can be added and used. . By doing so, the sense of the level increase / decrease operation matches the actual change state of the characteristic, and the correction operation to the desired desired characteristic is facilitated.

When the up key 56a or the down key 56b is pressed in a state where the lower limit of the frequency range is set to the lowest frequency of the entire frequency band, the desired characteristic becomes one-sided in the low frequency side as shown in FIG. Or it changes to a one-sided state. Similarly, when the up key 56a or the down key 56b is pressed while the upper limit of the frequency range is set to the highest frequency in the entire frequency band, the desired characteristic becomes one-sided up or one-sided as shown in FIG. It changes to a down state. In these cases, for example, a one-sided or one-sided correction curve corresponding to the frequency range and the increase / decrease amount is set in a table in advance, and the correction curve corresponding to the set frequency range is read out from the table and the increase / decrease instruction is issued. A gain corresponding to the amount (the number of times the up / down keys 56a and 56b are pressed) can be applied.

After correcting the desired characteristics as described above,
By depressing the key switch 60 (S42), the process exits the characteristic setting routine, and at this time, the characteristic determination and the setting are completed (S43). By instructing storage of the determined characteristics as necessary, the characteristics can be stored in the designated area of the RAM 138 with the backup power supply as correction desired characteristic information, and can be read and used at any time. Therefore, it is not necessary to adjust again each time the desired characteristic is switched.

Another modification method for modifying the desired characteristics will be described. When the desired characteristic is set, if the correction characteristic is obtained and equalized as it is, the user may feel that the correction is excessive. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 16, the intermediate characteristic between the initially set desired characteristic (or the desired characteristic modified as shown in FIG. 15) and the measured characteristic is calculated by the calculating means 140.
, And this can be newly set as a desired correction characteristic and used. Specifically, for example, the difference between the desired characteristic and the measurement characteristic set at the initial frequency at each frequency (that is, the correction value of each frequency) is divided into 20 equal parts, and according to this step, each time the up key 56a or the down key 56b is pressed, the desired Calculate and display a characteristic change that gradually brings the characteristic closer to the measured characteristic, or conversely, gradually returns to the original desired characteristic, and sets it as the new desired characteristic when it becomes the desired characteristic I do. FIG. 17 shows the calculation process at this time. First, the difference between the measured characteristic Nb and the initially set desired characteristic Db is determined (S51), and the difference Eb
Is multiplied by [the number of times the up key 56a or the down key 56b is pressed] ÷ 20 to determine the correction amount ΔEb of the desired characteristic (S52), and the correction amount ΔEb is added to the desired characteristic Db to obtain Db + ΔEb (S53). This is used as a new desired characteristic (S54). By doing so, an intermediate correction value that is not corrected as much as the initial desired characteristic Db can be set in a well-balanced manner in all frequency bands by a simple operation. The intermediate characteristics thus created can also be stored in the RAM 136.

Calculation of Correction Characteristics The correction characteristics are calculated by setting desired characteristics.
At 42, the difference from the measurement characteristic is automatically calculated and displayed on the display unit 40.

Correction of Correction Characteristics For example, if a desired characteristic of 0 dB flat is set for the measurement characteristics shown in FIG.
A large peak dip occurs as shown in FIG. This peak dip is often caused by a slight change in the measurement environment. If equalization is performed using such a correction characteristic as it is, a greatly corrected portion (a portion indicated by a circle in (b)) ), A slight change in the environment (for example, a slight shift in the frequency characteristic due to the influence of the temperature and humidity of the air) makes the correction no longer a true correction, and conversely, a correction that cannot normally occur. As shown in (c), the correction error becomes large, resulting in a rather habitous characteristic. Therefore, the upper and lower limits of the level of the correction characteristic are set to arbitrary values (for example, ± 10 dB) by the operation of the operator.
Set to. Thereby, the correction characteristic calculating means 14 of FIG.
2 prevents the correction error from increasing by restricting the upper and lower limit values of the correction characteristic to the set value as shown in FIG. In addition, since the maximum value on the + side of the correction characteristic is limited, the maximum input can be suppressed, and distortion of the entire system such as a power amplifier and a speaker can be suppressed.

When the correction range is limited due to the limit of the reproduction frequency characteristic of the speaker to be used, if the speaker is driven based on the calculated correction characteristic, the speaker may be overloaded. The frequency range is set by the user's operation, and the correction characteristics are used only within the range, and the correction is not performed by making the outside of the range 0 dB flat. The frequency range to be corrected is displayed on the display unit 40 of FIG. 3 as a corrected frequency range display 50 in a horizontal bar graph.

FIG. 19 shows an example of a specific calculation process at each stage from when the measurement data is obtained to when the final correction characteristic is determined as described above. The data to be used for calculating the measurement characteristics is selected out of a plurality of measurement data stored in the band data memory 126 in FIG. 1 (S61) and weighted. The selected data
_(i) Let it be _Mb . Here, i is a measurement number, and i = 1 to N. b is a band number obtained by dividing the entire frequency band, and b = 1
To B. B is 31 or 61 in this embodiment.

When a plurality of data are selected, the set averaging means 130 calculates a set average for each band. (S62). And as the average value of all the bands of this collective average (S63). Furthermore, as normalized average measurement data (S64), and this is displayed on the display unit 40 as a measurement characteristic. This measurement characteristic Nb is subjected to spline interpolation to obtain continuous data. By normalization, the average value of the measurement characteristics Nb is adjusted to be always 0 dB, and even if the sound pickup level is small, the display of the measurement characteristics on the display unit 40 always comes to substantially the same level. It becomes easy to compare with the characteristic display.

[0067] If desired characteristic Db is set by operation of the operator _{(S65), E b = N} b -D b is obtained as the correction characteristic in the calculation unit 142 (S66). The measurement characteristic Nb here is data after spline interpolation. Then, as an average value of all bands of this correction characteristic, (S67). Further, the calculating means 142 calculates the normalized correction characteristic as (S68). By normalization, the average value of the correction characteristic Fb is adjusted so as to be always 0 dB, so that the sound before and after the correction as a whole only changes the sound quality but does not change the sound volume.

The upper limit value and the lower limit value of the level shown in FIG. 18D are regulated for the obtained correction characteristic Fb (S69). Steps S66 to S6
Step 9 is performed only within the specified frequency range of FIG. Outside the designated frequency range, a process for flattening the correction characteristic to 0 dB is separately performed (S70). The correction characteristics finally determined in this way go to a routine for calculating a convolutional (equalizer) filter coefficient (S71).

Calculation of Equalizer Filter Coefficients The algorithm of the FIR filter for correcting acoustic characteristics includes:
Each has advantages and disadvantages, and may not be usable depending on the purpose of use. Therefore, here, as the FIR filter, either one of a linear phase filter (Linear Phase Filter) and a minimum phase filter (Minimum Phase Filter) can be selected according to a selection operation by the operator. The impulse responses of the linear phase filter and the minimum phase filter are, for example, as shown in FIGS. 6D and 6E, and the advantages and disadvantages of both are as follows.

Transmission characteristics Delay amount Ease of filter coefficient calculation Linear phase filter × × (large) 最小 Minimum phase filter ◎ （(small) △ According to this, the linear phase filter has good transmission characteristics and the filter coefficient calculation is easy. However, the delay is too large (see FIG. 6D) and cannot be used when real-time performance is required such as PA or mixdown (because the raw sound and the equalized sound are temporally shifted). Further, the minimum phase filter is inferior to the linear phase filter in terms of transmission characteristics and ease of calculating filter coefficients, but has little delay (see FIG. 6E), and is suitable for a case where real-time properties are required. Therefore, the operator can select one of the algorithms according to the purpose of use, and
One device can be used in various situations.

An example of a procedure for calculating the impulse response of the linear phase filter and the impulse response of the minimum phase filter using the Fourier inverse transform or the like from the correction characteristics in the equalizer filter coefficient calculating means 144 will be described.

(A) Calculation of Impulse Response of Linear Phase Filter i) The correction characteristic is once divided into bands (for example, 1/3 to 1
/ 12 octave pitch), and obtain the average power of each band. ii) Using the obtained power average value as the value at the center frequency of each band, the data is interpolated into 4096 points of data that can be Fourier-transformed by spline interpolation or the like. iii) The data obtained in ii) is taken as the real part (corresponding to the amplitude term), and the imaginary part (corresponding to the phase term) is subjected to the inverse Fourier transform on the complex format data in which all zeros are set to zero. iv) The real part of the complex data obtained as a result becomes a linear phase impulse response as it is.
This is set as a coefficient of the filter (convolution calculator 34).

(B) Calculation of impulse response of minimum phase filter i) The correction characteristic is once divided into bands (for example, 1/3 to 1
/ 12 octave pitch), and obtain the average power of each band. ii) Using the obtained power average value as the value at the center frequency of each band, the data is interpolated into 4096 points of data that can be Fourier-transformed by spline interpolation or the like. iii) Perform the Hilbert transform on the complex form data in which the data obtained in ii) is the real part and the imaginary part is all 0, and calculate the complex form data that matches the correction characteristic curve and becomes the minimum phase transition system. I do. This complex data has a necessary phase component added to the imaginary part. iv) Inverse Fourier transform of the complex format data obtained in iii). v) Since the real part of the resulting complex data has the minimum phase impulse response, these are set as the coefficients of the FIR filter (convolution unit 34).

Incidentally, in addition to the linear phase filter and the minimum phase filter, a filter having an intermediate characteristic can be prepared, and an arbitrary filter can be selected from the filters.

[0075] FIG. 20 shows a result of performing the confirmation of the correction by setting the coefficients of the FIR filter 34 in the above-described procedure confirmed the correction characteristic effects.
(A) is an initial (ie, without equalizing) measurement result at each of the measurement points P1 to P5 (see FIG. 5). (B) is a measurement characteristic obtained by collectively averaging the measurement data of the points P1 to P5 with the same weight and a desired characteristic arbitrarily set by the operator. (C) is a correction characteristic obtained as a difference from the desired characteristic of (b). An FIR filter coefficient calculated based on this correction characteristic is set in the convolution calculator 34 to form an equalizer, and a measurement signal (band signal or TSP signal) is reproduced through the equalizer and measurement is performed again. Each measurement point P
The results measured at 1 to P5 are shown in FIG. According to this correction before and the ratio base of (a), which have been made corresponding characteristic correction even in the measurement point, it was confirmed that the area containing these points are optimal correction was made.

Music Reproduction By inputting a music source instead of a measurement signal and passing it through an equalizer (convolution unit 34), it is reproduced.
Music appreciation can be enjoyed with the desired reproduction characteristics.

When a large number of loudspeaker systems exist in a hall or the like, a corrector is required for each loudspeaker system. However, a music characteristic corrector 10 with a response characteristic measuring function shown in FIGS. If it is used, the equipment cost may be high. Therefore, in such a case, as shown in FIG. 21, an acoustic characteristic correction device 10 with a response characteristic measurement function is provided for only one system, and the other is provided with only an acoustic characteristic correction function without a response characteristic measurement function. Unit 11 can be used. In this case, each system S
When measuring the response characteristics for Y1 to SYn,
Using the acoustic characteristic correction device 10 with a response characteristic measurement function,
The measurement is performed by sequentially connecting the respective systems SY1 to SYn, and the measurement results are stored in the main unit 12 of the correction device 10, and the correction device 10 sets the desired characteristics of each system, calculates the correction characteristics, and performs FIR filtering. (Equalizer) The coefficient is calculated, and the calculation result of the FIR filter coefficient is transferred to the expansion unit 11 of the corresponding system using the communication cable 13 or the RAM card 148. Each expansion unit 11 sets the transferred FIR filter coefficient in the convolution operation unit 34, thereby performing equalization according to desired characteristics. According to this,
The extension unit 11 is used to measure characteristics and set desired characteristics,
Since a configuration for calculating and correcting the correction characteristics and calculating the FIR filter coefficient is not required, the configuration can be simplified and the equipment cost can be reduced.

In the above embodiment, the description was made on the assumption that the frequency characteristics of the measurement microphone were flat. However, if the characteristics were not flat, the measurement data was apparently given a characteristic opposite to that of the microphone. The same measurement can be performed as when a microphone having a flat upper characteristic is used, so that the measurement can be performed using an inexpensive microphone.

[0079]

As described above, according to the present invention, the desired characteristic set based on the operation of the operator is displayed in a graph, so that the operator sets the desired characteristic while watching this display. This makes it easy to set the desired characteristics. In addition, since the measurement characteristics are displayed in a graph, the response characteristics of the reproduction system including the sound field can be easily grasped. Moreover, since be displayed superimposed hope characteristics measured characteristics on a common axis graph, the frequency position
Desired characteristics and measured characteristics can be accurately compared for each
You. Therefore, the difference between the desired characteristic and the measurement characteristic can be easily grasped, which is useful for setting the desired characteristic (for example, setting the desired characteristic in a range where the difference between the two does not become extremely large , Expect from the limit etc.
Correction of the desired characteristics when the correction state cannot be obtained.
Can the like are performed). In other words, rare
Even if it is the desired characteristic,
Can be optimized to a feasible characteristic. Ma
According to the present invention, a plurality of desired characteristics are prepared in the nonvolatile memory in advance, and any one of them is read out based on the operation of the operator and set as the desired characteristic. It becomes easy to set the desired characteristics. Ma
Further, since the desired characteristics read from the non-volatile memory can be modified based on the operation of the operator, the desired characteristics according to the preference of the operator can be newly created. In addition, since a characteristic close to the preference can be read from the non-volatile memory and corrected to create the desired characteristic, the desired characteristic can be easily created as compared with the case where the desired characteristic is created from the beginning. In addition, the desired characteristics thus modified are stored, and any one of the original desired characteristics and the modified desired characteristics is selected and used by the operation of the operator. The desired characteristics can be memorized and used as many times as possible, eliminating the need to recreate them each time they are used. Also, it is possible to set a range where no correction is performed.
For example, it is possible to prevent correction to a frequency range not to be corrected (for example, near a lower limit or an upper limit of a frequency characteristic). Further, when the response characteristic measurement, if a measurement while imparting a state of not applying the correction characteristic to the measurement signal so allow, in addition to measuring the response characteristics of the pre-correction of the reproduction system, in fact the correction To which extent the response characteristic of the reproducing system has been corrected (that is, the effect of the correction).

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, showing a control configuration of an acoustic characteristic correction apparatus 10 of FIG.

FIG. 2 is an acoustic characteristic correction device 10 to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration in the apparatus.

FIG. 3 is an external view showing a panel configuration of a remote controller 14 of FIG. 2;

4 is a flowchart showing an outline of a procedure from characteristic measurement by the music characteristic correction device of FIG. 1 to use as an equalizer.

5 is a diagram showing a connection state of devices and a microphone arrangement when measuring acoustic characteristics using the acoustic characteristic correction device of FIG. 2, and a connection state of the devices when the device is used for music reproduction as an equalizer.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing various characteristics in the process of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a division state of a band at the time of measurement.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a band signal used in the band signal method.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an outline of the TSP method.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method of obtaining continuous measurement characteristics by interpolating between bands based on data for each divided band.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation procedure in calculation of test and measurement characteristics.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure for setting a desired characteristic.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing various patterns of desired characteristics prepared in a ROM.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a characteristic adjustment method in a conventional graphic equalizer or parametric equalizer.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a method for correcting a desired characteristic.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing another method for correcting a desired characteristic.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a calculation process for realizing the method of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a method of correcting a correction characteristic.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an arithmetic process at each stage from when measurement data is obtained to when a correction characteristic is determined.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing measured values of measurement characteristics, correction characteristics, and correction effects.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention when a large number of speaker systems exist.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 10 acoustic characteristic correction device 18 microphone input terminal (measurement characteristic input means) 30 measurement signal generator (measurement signal generation means) 32, 118, 124, 128, 130, 132 response characteristic measurement means 34 convolution arithmetic unit (correction characteristic Assigning means) 38 operation unit (desired characteristic setting means, desired characteristic selecting means,
Desired characteristic correction means, correction characteristic correction means) 40 display unit (desired characteristic display means, measurement characteristic display means,
Correction characteristic display means) 70, 76, 78 Room, speaker (reproduction system including sound field) 72 Microphone 76, 78 Speaker 136 ROM (non-volatile memory) 138 RAM (modification desired characteristic storage means) 142 Correction characteristic calculation means

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] A desired characteristic setting means for setting desired characteristics of a response characteristic of a reproduction system including a sound field based on an operation of an operator, and information of measurement characteristics of response characteristics of the reproduction system including a sound field. Measurement characteristic input means for inputting, the desired characteristic set by the desired characteristic setting means and the measurement
Graph axis common to measurement characteristics input by characteristic input means
A characteristic display means for displaying the sound signal to be superimposed thereon; a correction characteristic calculating means for calculating a correction characteristic for realizing the desired characteristic based on the desired characteristic and the measured characteristic; An acoustic characteristic correction device, comprising: a correction characteristic providing unit for providing a calculated correction characteristic. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the characteristic display means displays the desired characteristic in a line.
In the rough format and the measurement characteristics in the bar graph format
Wherein the data is superimposed and displayed on a graph axis.
2. The acoustic characteristic correction device according to claim 1. Wherein said correction characteristic acoustic characteristic correction device further comprising comprising claim 1 or 2, wherein the correction characteristic display means for displaying graph. 4. A nonvolatile memory holding a plurality of desired characteristics.
And from the desired characteristics held in this nonvolatile memory
Arbitrary items are read out based on the selection operation of the operator and
Desired characteristic selection means to be set as desired characteristics, and
Operator's operation on the desired characteristic selected by the gender selection means
Desired characteristic correcting means for correcting the characteristic based on the
To store the desired characteristics corrected by the desired characteristics correction means
And a desired characteristic storage means.
The means for correction stored in the desired characteristic storage means
Characteristics and desired characteristics stored in the non-volatile memory.
Read out any of them based on the operator's selection operation
A desired characteristic setting means for setting a desired characteristic of a response characteristic of the reproduction system including the sound field by Succoth, and desired characteristic display means for displaying graphs of the set desired characteristics, the response of the reproduction system including the sound field Measurement characteristic input means for inputting information on measurement characteristic of the characteristic; correction characteristic calculation means for calculating a correction characteristic for realizing the desired characteristic based on the desired characteristic and the measurement characteristic; and an audio signal to be reproduced. And a correction characteristic providing means for providing the calculated correction characteristic to the acoustic characteristic correction device. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising correction characteristic correction means for correcting a characteristic outside the range to a state without correction based on an operation of designating a correction frequency range by the operator. The acoustic characteristic correction device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . 6. A measurement signal output means for outputting the measurement signal with or without adding the correction characteristic to the measurement signal based on an operation of an operator, and reproducing the output measurement signal with a speaker. The response characteristic measuring means according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , further comprising: a response characteristic measuring means for inputting a signal picked up by a microphone and measuring response characteristics of a reproduction system including a sound field to obtain information on the measurement characteristic. An acoustic characteristic correction apparatus according to claim 1.