EP4356368A1 - Dispositif de traitement d'un signal audio - Google Patents
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- G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
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- G10H3/00—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means
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- G10H3/18—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means using a string, e.g. electric guitar
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Definitions
- the invention relates to the field of effects for musical instruments and/or for the voice. More particularly, the invention relates to the field of electronic effects for musical instruments. More particularly, the invention relates to the field of devices for processing an audio signal. The invention also relates to the field of effects pedals for electric guitars.
- audio effects pedals intended for use with electric guitars are known.
- effect pedal is meant a device for processing an audio signal from a musical instrument which comprises a start switch operable with the foot.
- stompboxes are used with electric guitars, electric basses, keyboards, synthesizers, microphone tracks, etc.
- so-called “Overdrive” or saturation effect pedals are known, which will modify the frequency characteristics of the input audio signal, the amplitude of the signal, the gain of the signal, as well as clipping the signal, which can be soft or hard (“soft clipping” or “hard clipping”).
- Such pedals traditionally use all-analog audio signal processing.
- the audio signal only passes through analog components and is never digitized during the audio signal processing process by the device.
- clipping is traditionally performed by diodes which will be stressed in their nonlinear operating range to perform clipping.
- transistors, lamps amplification, or any other non-linear component to perform the same function.
- These devices also include analog audio signal equalization stages. These stages, which can be located upstream and/or downstream of the stage performing the clipping.
- Such devices have the disadvantage of not being very versatile, each function requiring the addition of new components.
- the circuit of such a device comprises only one type of frequency equalization, each new type of equalization requiring the addition of new components.
- the frequency equalization circuit of the signal is closely linked to the clipping circuit, which means that only a frequency adjustment of the device is really usable by the musicians.
- the characteristics of the clipping produced by the clipping circuit is also linked to the frequency equalization circuit.
- audio processing devices that use digital technologies to perform the same function as analog processing devices.
- Such devices include analog-to-digital converters to digitize the analog input signal.
- digital processing is performed on the signal which then passes through a digital to analog converter to be converted into an output analog signal.
- the digital processing can be based on an impulse response of a classic analog effect.
- Such processing makes it possible to model the frequency characteristics of the signal but is limited to the linear domain of the operation of the signal.
- the digital processing can also be based on the digital simulation of each component of the analog reference module.
- Such devices have the drawback of proposing a digital modeling of the signal which is not perfect.
- the device according to the invention makes it possible to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks.
- the invention relates to a device for processing an audio signal comprising:
- At least one first digital component to perform a first digital equalization of the second digital signal, said first digital equalization being configurable according to input parameters, to produce a third digital signal;
- An analog processing stage comprising at least one electronic component having at least one predefined non-linear operating range, said stage being configured to process the fourth analog signal in at least part of the non-linear operating range in order to generate a fifth analog signal;
- a second analog-digital converter of the fifth analog signal to produce a sixth digital signal;
- At least one second digital component for performing a second digital equalization of said sixth digital signal, said second digital equalization being configurable according to second input parameters, to produce a seventh digital signal.
- the device for processing an audio signal makes it possible to take advantage of the advantages of analog processing devices and the advantages of digital processing devices. It has been found that the numerical simulations of components having a non-linear behavior were difficult to perform faithfully, which leads to non-fidelity of the simulations.
- the device according to the invention makes it possible to overcome these drawbacks, because it makes it possible to use at least one analog component in a zone of non-linearity. As a result, the parts of the processing of the audio signal (such as the equalizations, the amplifications) which are easily and faithfully modeled are carried out by the first digital component and/or the second digital component. On the other hand, the non-linearities of the signal are generated in the analog processing stage by the at least one electronic component.
- the equalization operations carried out on the digital signal are much lighter in resources than the simulation operations carried out by the digital systems of the prior art. They therefore require digital signal processors consuming less energy and being less expensive than those of the prior art.
- the processing device according to the invention makes it possible to reproduce the nuances and the dynamics of an entirely analog effect while having the versatility and the storage possibilities of a digital effect.
- the digital control of the equalization operations, in particular of the first digital equalization operation also makes it possible to control the behavior of the analog processing stage, which makes it possible to obtain signal processing possibilities. audio that is not accessible by an all-analog device or an all-digital device.
- the audio signal processing device further comprises: - A second digital-analog converter of the seventh digital output signal to produce an eighth analog signal; and
- At least one electronic component having at least one predefined non-linear operating range of the analog processing stage is a diode, a transistor, an optocoupler or an amplification lamp.
- Such components make it possible to perform functions of amplification, clipping, compression or modulation of the signal in the analog processing stage.
- the first digital component and/or the second digital component is configured to adjust the bias of the electronic component having at least one predefined non-linear operating range.
- These characteristics allow adaptation of the bias of the at least one electronic component having a non-linear operating range predefined by the digital component or components. In this way, it is possible to choose operating points for these components in a simple way and to adapt them simply, whether statically or dynamically.
- the device for processing an audio signal comprises at least one control digital-analog converter configured to supply at least one analog control signal adjusting the bias of the electronic component having at least one operating range not linear predefined according to a first control datum supplied by the first digital component and/or according to a second control datum supplied by the second digital component.
- the bias is adjusted according to a control data which can be adjustable by a user or generated according to other data which can be stored, measured and/or calculated.
- the first digital component comprises a stage for analyzing the second digital signal, said analysis stage being configured to generate the first control data as a function of at least one measured characteristic of a second digital signal .
- This characteristic makes it possible to carry out the control of the bias of the component or components of the analog processing stage according to measured data of the signal at the input of the audio signal processing device. In this way, the signal processing can be varied according to the dynamics of a musician's playing.
- the second digital component comprises a stage for analyzing the sixth digital signal, said analysis stage being configured to generate the second control datum as a function of at least one measured characteristic of the sixth digital signal.
- the bias is adapted according to characteristics measured on the signal at the output of the analog processing stage. In this way, the processing by the analog processing stage can be carried out according to the response of said stage.
- the first control datum comprises envelope detection datum of the second digital signal and/or datum generated according to a harmonic analysis of the second signal and/or amplitude datum of the second signal digital.
- the processing is adapted according to the dynamics of the musician's playing, or according to the frequency characteristics of the signal coming from his instrument.
- the second control datum comprises envelope detection datum of the sixth digital signal and/or datum generated according to a harmonic analysis of the sixth signal and/or amplitude datum of the sixth signal digital. In this way, the processing is adapted according to the dynamics of the musician's playing, or according to the frequency characteristics of the signal coming of his instrument, after processing by the analog processing stage.
- the device for processing an audio signal comprises a temperature sensor and/or a luminosity sensor and/or a hygrometry sensor.
- This arrangement makes it possible to measure parameters that can influence the operation of the electronic components.
- the first control datum and/or the second control datum is generated as a function of a parameter measured by the temperature sensor and/or a luminosity sensor and/or a hygrometry sensor. This characteristic makes it possible to modify the operating point of the electronic component(s) having at least one predefined non-linear operating zone as a function of environmental parameters that can influence it. In this way, stable operation of said components can be maintained even when these parameters vary.
- the first digital component is configured to perform frequency filtering and/or amplification of the second digital signal.
- This arrangement makes it possible to modify the characteristics of the signal before passing through the analog processing stage and will therefore influence the quality of the analog processing.
- the fact of doing this processing digitally allows great adaptability of this processing and a change thereof without having to change components.
- the second digital component is configured to perform frequency filtering and/or amplification of the sixth digital signal. This arrangement allows filtering and processing of the signal which will come out of the processing device with great adaptability thereof without having to change components.
- the first digital component is configured to transmit a third derivative digital signal to the second digital component which is configured to mix the third derivative digital signal with the sixth digital signal.
- the invention also relates to an audio processing unit for a musical instrument comprising a processing device according to the invention, said audio processing unit comprising a switch controlling the activation of the processing device, at least a first actuator for configuring the first input parameters and/or second input parameters and/or bias.
- the audio processing unit comprises an electronic component and a memory, said memory recording a plurality of operating configurations of ranges of values of the first input parameters with the second input parameters and with the values bias, the at least first actuator comprising activatable positions making it possible to select a given configuration stored in the memory, said selection automatically configuring the processing device.
- the presence of the memory allows memorization of parameters corresponding to a configuration entered by a user. In this way the user can find configurations that he appreciates.
- the audio processing unit is an electric instrument stompbox, an electric instrument amplifier, an electric instrument rack unit, or a mixer.
- the invention also relates to a method for processing an audio signal which comprises the steps of:
- a second digital equalization of the sixth digital signal by at least one second digital component said second digital equalization being configurable according to second input parameters, to produce a seventh digital signal
- Fig. 1 a block diagram of an audio signal processing device according to a first embodiment of the invention
- Fig. 2 a block diagram of an audio signal processing device according to a second embodiment of the invention
- Fig. 3 an electrical diagram of an analog processing stage of an audio signal processing device according to a third embodiment of the invention
- Fig. 4 an electrical diagram of an analog processing stage of an audio signal processing device according to a fourth embodiment of the invention
- Fig. 5 an electrical diagram of an analog processing stage of an audio signal processing device according to a fifth embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 6 a view of an audio signal processing device in use according to a sixth embodiment of the invention. Description of the invention
- FIG. 1 represents a block diagram of a first embodiment of a device DIS1 for processing an audio signal S1 according to a first embodiment of the invention.
- each block represents a functional and/or hardware block of the processing device DIS1.
- the processing device DIS1 comprises an interface INT1 for acquiring an analog signal S1.
- the first analog signal S1 is an audio signal.
- audio signal S1 is meant an electrical signal which comes from an audio source.
- Said audio source may for example be an electro-acoustic musical instrument, an instrument which comprises at least one microphone transforming a sound wave into an electrical signal S1.
- the audio source can also be an electronic musical instrument which produces an electrical signal S1.
- the audio source can also be a microphone picking up the sound of a voice or an acoustic musical instrument.
- the audio source can also be an electrical signal from an electronic sound processing unit. According to one embodiment, the audio source is an electric guitar or an electric bass.
- the acquisition interface INT1 is for example a connection plug for a connection cable to a musical instrument. This acquisition interface INT1 collects the electrical signal from the audio source.
- the processing device DIS1 then comprises a first analog-digital converter CAN1.
- the first analog-digital converter CAN1 converts the analog input signal S1 to produce a second digital signal S2.
- the processing device DIS1 then comprises at least one first digital component NUM1.
- the first digital component NUM1 receives the second digital signal S2.
- the first digital component is configured to perform a first digital equalization EGAL1 of the second digital signal S2.
- first digital equalization EGAL1 is meant at least one digital equalization of the second signal, or else two, three or four successive equalizations of the digital signal.
- the first digital equalization EGAL1 of the second signal can be a frequency equalization of the latter. It can also be an amplification of said second digital signal S2.
- the first digital equalization EGAL1 can also be a succession of several frequency equalizations and/or of several amplifications of the signal.
- the digital equalization of the second signal comprises a frequency equalization and an amplification of said second signal S2.
- the first digital equalization comprises, in addition to or replacing the frequency equalization, a digital dynamic signal processing.
- this dynamic processing can be a digital compression of the signal.
- the first digital equalization EGAL1 of the second signal S2 produces a third digital signal S3.
- the first digital equalization EGAL1 can be configured according to the first input parameters PARAI
- the first input parameters PARA1 are used to select the type of equalization performed. They also make it possible to select the frequency bands which will be amplified or attenuated by a frequency equalization. They also make it possible to select digital dynamic signal processing, for example digital signal compression.
- the processing device DIS1 then comprises a first digital-analog converter CNA1.
- the first digital-analog converter CNA1 is configured to convert the third digital signal S3 into a fourth analog signal S4.
- the conversion of the third digital signal S3 is particularly advantageous because it makes it possible to send a fourth analog signal which is analog-processable.
- the processing device DIS1 then comprises an analog processing stage ANA1.
- the analog processing stage is configured to receive an analog input signal.
- the analog processing stage ANA1 receives the fourth analog signal S4 to perform analog processing thereof.
- the analog processing stage ANA1 comprises an electronic component having at least one predefined non-linear operating range.
- predefined non-linear operating range is meant an operating range in which the electronic component behaves in a non-linear manner with respect to the analog signal requesting it.
- the analog processing stage is configured to process the fourth analog signal S4 in at least part of the non-linear operating range.
- the analog processing stage therefore processes the fourth analog signal S4 in the non-linear operating range of the electronic component. In this way, the electronic component introduces non-linearities into the fourth analog signal S4.
- the analog processing stage ANA1 generates a fifth analog signal S5 which comes from the analog processing of the fourth analog signal S4.
- the digital control of the second digital equalization operation NUM1 also makes it possible to control the behavior of the analog processing stage. In particular, it makes it possible to fix operating points thereof. This makes it possible to obtain audio signal processing possibilities which are not accessible by an entirely analog device or by an entirely digital device.
- the processing device DIS1 then comprises a second analog-digital converter CAN2.
- the second analog-digital converter CAN2 is configured to convert the fifth analog signal S5 into a sixth digital signal S6. The conversion allows digital processing of the sixth digital signal S6.
- the processing device DIS1 then comprises a second digital component NUM2.
- the second digital component NUM2 is configured to perform at least a second equalization EGAL2 of the sixth digital signal S6.
- second digital equalization EGAL2 we mean at least one digital equalization of the sixth digital signal S6, or else two, three or four successive equalizations of the sixth digital signal S6.
- the second digital equalization EGAL2 of the sixth digital signal S6 can be a frequency equalization of the latter. It can also be an amplification of said sixth digital signal S6.
- the second digital equalization EGAL2 can also be a succession of several frequency equalizations and/or of several amplifications of the signal.
- the second digital equalization EGAL2 of the sixth digital signal S6 comprises a frequency equalization of said sixth signal S6.
- the second digital equalization EGAL2 of the sixth signal S6 produces a seventh digital signal S7.
- the second digital equalization EGAL2 is configurable according to second input parameters PARA2.
- the second PARA2 input parameters make it possible to select the type of equalization performed. They also make it possible to select the frequency bands which will be amplified or attenuated by a frequency equalization.
- the processing device DIS1 according to the invention therefore advantageously makes it possible to produce a seventh digital signal S7 from the analog input signal S1.
- the advantage of the device according to the invention is to allow digital processing of the signal upstream and downstream of the analog processing stage ANA1. In this way, the operations of equalization and amplification of the signal are carried out digitally, which makes it possible to take advantage of the advantages of digital technologies in these fields in terms of parameterization, interaction with other devices, compactness of the device and adaptability. It is in particular possible to adapt the different equalizations without having to change the components of the equalization stages of the analog devices.
- the same device can have different possible equalizations by adjustments of the first input parameter PARA1 and of the second input parameter PARA2, such equalizations being impossible to obtain in an analog device without having to change components.
- the device according to the invention also makes it possible to have fidelity in the non-linear behavior of the analog components that it comprises. Such behaviors are very difficult to model numerically.
- the device according to the invention makes it possible to keep the sound quality of analog devices by keeping a analog component while benefiting from the advantages of digital devices.
- the processing device DIS1 comprises a second digital-analog converter CNA2.
- the second digital-to-analog converter is configured to convert the seventh digital signal S7 into an eighth analog signal S8.
- the processing device DIS1 then comprises an output interface INT2.
- the INT2 output interface makes it possible to make an output interface of the eighth analog signal S8.
- the S8 output interface can for example be a jack connector, a mini-jack connector, or any other kind of connector.
- the analog conversion of the seventh digital signal S6 into an eighth analog signal S8 advantageously makes it possible to have a processing device DIS1 which takes a first analog signal S1 as input and an eighth analog signal S8 as output. In this way, the processing device DIS1 can be inserted into an analog audio signal chain.
- the processing device DIS1 comprises between the acquisition interface INT1 and the first analog-digital converter CAN1 an input signal adjustment stage.
- the input signal adjustment stage is configured to adjust the level of the first analog input signal. This adjustment is made by applying a gain to the first analog signal S1. This arrangement makes it possible to adjust the level in order to maximize the efficiency of the analog-digital conversion of the first analog-digital converter CAN1 and to avoid saturation of the latter.
- the acquisition interface INT1 comprises a signal branching element making it possible to transmit the first analog input signal S1 directly to the output interface INT2.
- This arrangement makes it possible to have for the device an operating mode in which the first analog input signal S1 is directly transmitted to the output of the analog processing device DIS1.
- the bypass element When the bypass element is activated, the signal no longer passes through the converter and the analog processing stage ANA1.
- the device has a mode in which the signal passes through it without being processed. In this way, the processing device can be inserted into an audio signal processing chain and be enabled to process the signal or not.
- the bypass element can be a switch.
- the first digital component NUM1 and the second digital component NUM2 are part of the same data processing processor. According to this mode, the functions performed by the first digital component NUM1 and the second digital component NUM2 are performed by the processing processor. This arrangement makes it possible to pool the functions in a single component and therefore to save electrical energy and lower production costs.
- At least one of the electronic components having at least one predefined non-linear operating range COMP1 of the analog processing stage ANA1 is a diode. Any type of diode can be provided in this stage.
- At least one of the electronic components having at least one predefined non-linear operating range COMP1 of the analog processing stage ANA1 is a transistor.
- Any type of transistor can be provided in this stage, for example a bipolar transistor (or BJET), a field effect transistor (or FET), an insulated gate field effect transistor (or MOSFET).
- At least one of the electronic components having at least one predefined non-linear operating range COMP1 of the analog processing stage ANA1 is an optocoupler.
- At least one of the electronic components having at least one predefined non-linear operating range COMP1 of the analog processing stage ANA1 is an amplification lamp or vacuum tube such as triodes or pentodes by example.
- At least one of the electronic components having at least one predefined non-linear operating range COMP1 of the analog processing stage ANA1 is a complex circuit.
- An example of a complex circuit is an operational amplifier.
- the analog processing stage ANA1 comprises at least one electronic component COMP1 comprising at least one non-linear operating range.
- predefined non-linear operating range is meant an operating range of the component in which the component does not behave linearly.
- This predefined zone corresponds to a specific range of voltage applied to terminals of the electronic component, and/or to a specific zone of intensity passing through said component, or indeed to any specific zone of the electronic operation of said component.
- the predefined non-linear behavior zone concerns more particularly the zone in which the electric voltage at the terminals of the diode is close to the threshold voltage of the diode.
- the diode has a non-linear behavior which is difficult to model in an extremely faithful manner.
- the first digital component is configured to adjust the bias BIAS1 of at least one electronic component COMP1 having a predefined non-linear operating range.
- the first component COMP1 is configured to adjust the electric potential at a terminal of said component COMP1.
- This voltage adjustment makes it possible to adjust the predefined non-linear operating range.
- bias we mean a voluntary offset of an electrical or magnetic quantity in the analog circuit, such as a current or a component bias voltage.
- bias adjustment or bias adjustment means the adjustment or adjustment of the bias voltage of a transistor, a diode and/or an amplification lamp. In this way, the entry of the component into its predefined non-linear operating zone is controlled. Thus, the harmonic characteristics of the signal at the output of the analog processing stage are controlled.
- the analog processing stage is configured to process the fourth analog signal S4 in at least part of the predefined nonlinear operating range of the at least one electronic component COMP1.
- the analog processing stage ANA1 is configured so that the electric current passing through the at least one electronic component COMP1 and/or the electric voltage at its terminals reaches the predefined non-linear operating range.
- the analog processing stage ANA1 comprises at least two electronic components having at least one predefined non-linear operating range which are stressed in their predefined non-linear operating range.
- the analog processing stage ANA1 comprises two clipping diodes connected in the opposite direction and in bypass.
- a processing device DIS1 comprising two diodes is represented in FIG. 3.
- the processing device DIS1 also comprises two light-emitting diodes.
- the processing device DIS1 comprises at least one control digital-analog converter CONT1.
- the control digital-analog converter is configured to convert a first digital control data D1 output from the first digital component NUM1 and/or a second digital control data D2 output from the second digital component NUM2 into an analog control signal.
- the analog control signal is advantageously a bias adjustment voltage BIAS1. Such an arrangement represents a practical way of controlling the bias by the first digital component NUM1 and/or by the second digital component NUM2.
- the digital-to-analog control converter CONT1 is a converter which requires less power than the other converters of the processing device DIS1 because the latter does not directly convert a sound signal. In this way, the digital-to-analog converter CONT1 can be a PWM controller (for "Pulse Width Modulation" or pulse width modulation). Such a module consumes less power and is cheaper than a digital-to-analog converter to convert an audio signal.
- the analog processing stage ANA1 comprises three electronic components having at least one predefined non-linear operating range COMP1 which are stressed in their predefined non-linear operating range. According to another embodiment, it comprises four, five, six, seven, eight or even nine.
- the first digital component NUM1 is configured to independently adjust the bias of two or more components having a non-linear operating range preset COMP1.
- the first digital component supplies several first digital control data D1 to the digital-analog control converter CNA3 which converts them into several analog control signals.
- the first digital component NUM1 can digitally control several biases of several electronic components of the analog processing stage ANA1 simultaneously.
- the second digital component NUM2 is configured to independently adjust the bias of two or more components having a predefined non-linear operating range COMP1.
- the second digital component supplies several second digital control data D2 to the digital-analog control converter CNA3 which converts them into several analog control signals.
- the second digital component NUM2 can simultaneously control several biases of several electronic components of the analog processing stage ANA1.
- the first and second digital components both supply digital control data D1, D2 to the digital-analog control converter CNA3. These are converted into analog control signals to adjust the bias(es) of several analog components in the analog processing stage.
- the first digital component NUM1 is configured to transmit a third derived digital signal S3' to the second digital component NUM2.
- the second digital component NUM2 is configured to mix the third derived digital signal S3' with the sixth digital signal S6.
- bias means one or all of the multiple biases that are adjustable in the ANA1 analog processing stage.
- the bias is adjustable within a fixed control range. In this way, we set a bias corresponding to one or more predefined operating points of the analog processing stage ANA1. In this way, the analog processing stage ANA1 can be operated according to several operating points which would not be attainable by an entirely analog processing device.
- the bias value or values are selected by use by navigation between several predefined operating points.
- a musician adjusting the processing device DIS1 according to the invention can navigate between several operating points allowing a controlled sound result to be obtained.
- the use of the DIS1 processing device is very intuitive for the musician.
- the bias value or values corresponding to the various operating points are calculated by prior simulation of the analog operating stage ANA1.
- the simulation is carried out by measuring the harmonics generated by the analog processing in the signal at the output of the analog processing stage ANA1. This mode of searching for operating points makes it possible to find operating points allowing the generation of an output signal with unique harmonic characteristics.
- the first digital component NUM1 comprises a stage for analyzing the second digital signal S2.
- This analysis stage is configured to measure characteristic data of the second digital signal S2.
- the analysis stage can for example perform an envelope detection on the second digital signal S2. It can also measure an amplitude of said signal. It can also measure characteristic data of the harmonic characteristics of the second digital signal S2.
- the first digital component adapts the bias as a function of the characteristic data or data measured on the second digital signal S2.
- This arrangement makes it possible to adapt the bias dynamically according to the characteristics of the signal measured and therefore to have control of the processing carried out by the analog processing stage ANA1 according to the characteristics of the signal measured.
- the second digital component adapts the bias according to the characteristic data or data measured on the sixth digital signal S6.
- This arrangement makes it possible to adapt the bias dynamically according to the characteristics of the signal measured and therefore to have control of the processing carried out by the analog processing stage ANA1 according to the characteristics of the signal measured.
- the bias or biases are adapted according to characteristics measured on the second digital signal S2 and according to characteristics measured on the sixth digital signal S6.
- the first control datum D1 and/or the second control datum D2 are generated according to the characteristic(s) measured by the analysis stage of the first digital component NUM1. According to one embodiment, the first control datum D1 and/or the second control datum D2 are generated according to the characteristic(s) measured by the analysis stage of the second digital component NUM2.
- the processing device DIS1 comprises at least one adjustment sensor CAPT.
- the adjustment sensor is configured to measure physical data relating to the environment of the processing device DIS1.
- the first control datum and/or the second control datum are generated as a function of the datum measured by the adjustment sensor CAPT.
- the bias is therefore adjusted according to the data measured by the adjustment sensor CAPT. The behavior of electronic components is often disturbed by the physical conditions surrounding it. In this way, the bias is adjusted according to the measurement of this data so that, for example, the electronic component whose bias is adjusted is the same regardless of the environmental conditions.
- the adjustment sensor is a temperature sensor. Temperature is a physical data that affects the behavior of certain electronic components. In particular, the operation of certain types of diodes is very disturbed by changes in temperature displacing some of their characteristic operating points. In this way, the bias is adapted to maintain equal operation when the temperature conditions are changed.
- the adjustment sensor is a brightness sensor. The adjustment sensor measures the ambient luminosity in the vicinity of the processing device DIS 1. In this way, the operating points of some of the components of the analog processing stage ANA1 can be modified according to the ambient luminosity.
- This arrangement advantageously makes it possible to have a processing device DIS1 which reacts according to the external light environment. This is particularly advantageous because this mode of operation allows the musician to have a creative approach which allows him to seek new sound qualities. In addition, in the context of an improvisation for example, the result for the listener is more interesting because the sound processing evolves with the environment.
- the adjustment sensor is a hygrometry sensor.
- the sensor measures the ambient humidity in the vicinity of the processing device DIS1.
- Humidity is a physical data that disrupts the behavior of certain electronic components.
- the bias is adapted to maintain equal operation when the temperature conditions are changed.
- the adjustment sensor is a heart rate sensor. In this way, the signal processing can evolve according to the state of the musician, in particular his pulse.
- the adjustment sensor is a blood pressure sensor.
- the adjustment sensor is one or more accelerometers.
- the processing of the signal can evolve according to movement of the processing device DIS1.
- the musician can influence the processing of the signal, for example by moving the processing device with his foot.
- at least one accelerometer is placed on the musician. In this way, the musician can influence the operation of the processing device DIS1 by movements of his body.
- the bias is adjusted according to an analysis of the second digital signal S2 and/or of the sixth digital signal S6 as described above and according to a datum measured by the adjustment sensor CAPT as described above.
- the adjustment of the bias or biases of the components of the analog processing stage ANA1 is made according to both the analysis of the signal and the measurement of the conditions surrounding the processing device DIS1.
- the first digital equalization is the first digital equalization
- EGAL1 includes a first filtering step.
- this first filtering step includes the use of a high-pass filter.
- this high-pass filter is a second-order filter making it possible to filter high-frequency parasitic noise.
- this first filtering step includes the use of a low-pass filter.
- the low-pass filter is a first-order low-pass filter. This arrangement makes it possible to attenuate the high harmonics of the instrument connected to the processing device DIS1. This simulates the influence on the microphone of a plugged-in instrument of the varying input impedance of an analog processing device.
- this first filtering stage comprises the use of a one-band shelving filter (or “high shelf equalization”).
- this first filtering step comprises the use of a two-band parametric equalization.
- Each parameter of each of the filterings is adaptable by adjusting the first digital component NUM1.
- the first digital equalization then comprises a step of frequency equalization for preparation on arrival in the analog processing stage ANA1.
- This equalization advantageously makes it possible to select bands of the signal and to amplify them before sending them to the analog processing stage ANA1.
- the mid-range frequencies of the signal can be amplified before being sent to the analog processing stage ANA1.
- the same operation can be performed with the low frequencies and/or with the high frequencies of the signal. For example, if you wish to perform an Overdrive on the signal with the DIS1 processing device, you can perform at this stage an amplification of the midrange frequencies of the signal before sending the signal to an analog processing stage ANA1 including a diode clipping circuit.
- the first digital equalization then includes a preparation amplification step on arrival in the analog processing stage ANA1.
- This arrangement makes it possible to adjust the level of the signal in order to influence the processing in the analog processing stage ANA1.
- the analog processing stage comprises a diode clipping circuit
- adjusting the amplification level alsowise called gain
- the first digital equalization then includes a digital signal clipping stage.
- the derived digital signal may have undergone only part of the first digital equalization EGAL1 before being sent to the second digital component NUM2.
- the third derived digital signal S3' is a copy of the signal at the output of the first filtering step of the first digital equalization EQUAL! In this way, the third derived digital signal S3' is a signal which has not undergone the steps of the first digital equalization which are carried out to prepare the signal for its input into the analog processing stage ANA1.
- the third derived digital signal undergoes an amplification step before it arrives in the second digital component NUM2. This step makes it possible in particular to equalize the levels between the signal which has passed through the analog processing stage ANA1 and the third derived digital signal S3'.
- the third derived digital signal also undergoes frequency equalization before it arrives in the second digital component NUM2. This step allows frequency adjustment of the third derived digital signal.
- the third derived digital signal is delayed in time in order to compensate for the processing time of the signal passing through the analog processing stage ANA1 (and therefore through the first digital-analog converter CNA1 and the second analog converter CAN2).
- This arrangement makes it possible to avoid phase problems of the two different signal paths taken before their mixing in the second digital component NUM2.
- the third derived digital signal S3' and the sixth digital signal S6 are well in phase before their mixing.
- the first equalization can be parameterized according to an input parameter PARAI
- the input parameter advantageously comprises a set of data comprising the parameter of each filter implemented in the first equalization.
- Each parameter of the various processing operations carried out on the third derived digital signal S3' before its mixing in the second component digital NUM2 can also be configured by the first input parameter PARA1.
- Each datum of the data set of the input parameter PARA1 is advantageously calculated from one or more parameters supplied by the user. This arrangement makes it possible to configure several advantageous operating points giving the best sound results for the user without the latter having to enter each parameter of the first equalization EQUAL!
- each parameter of the first equalization is individually adjustable by the user.
- the second digital equalization EGAL2 comprises a step of frequency equalization of the sixth digital signal S6.
- This equalization makes it possible to frequency-process the digitized signal which comes from the analog processing stage ANA1.
- the frequency equalization step is performed before the mixing of the two signals.
- the second equalization EGAL2 comprises a step of amplifying or attenuating the sixth digital signal S6.
- the amplification or attenuation step is performed after the mixing of the two signals.
- the second equalization comprises an output frequency equalization step.
- This step is a frequency equalization in order to produce the seventh signal S7.
- this output frequency equalization step is performed after mixing this signal with the sixth digital signal S6.
- This analog processing stage ANA1 comprises a diode clipping circuit.
- This analog processing stage ANA1 includes two clipping diodes DM, DI2. It also includes two light-emitting diodes DI3, DI4.
- the electronic components having at least one predefined non-linear operating range and which will be stressed in this predefined non-linear operating range are the clipping diodes DM, DI2 and the light-emitting diodes DI3, DI4.
- the two operational amplifiers AMP1, AMP2 are here solicited only in their linear operating range.
- This analog processing stage ANA1 makes it possible to perform diode clipping on the fourth analog signal S4.
- the diodes used in this stage can be silicon diodes or else germanium diodes.
- the analog processing stage ANA1 comprises an input terminal E through which the fourth analog signal S4 enters and an output terminal S through which the fifth analog signal S5 exits.
- the four diodes DM, DI2, DI3, DI4 are connected to one of their terminals 1, 2, 3, 4 to one or more bias control devices.
- the terminals 1, 2, 3, 4 are connected to the digital-analog control converter CNA3.
- the digital-analog control converter CNA3 controls the electric potential at the terminal of each diode DM, DI2, DI3, DI4 in order to control their bias.
- each diode can have the same bias setting.
- each bias BIAS 1 , BIAS2, BIAS3, BIAS4 can be controlled independently by the control digital-analog converter CNA3.
- the CNA3 control digital-analog converter generates the different biases according to the first digital data D1 and/or the second digital data D2.
- Each bias can be adjusted statically, or dynamically according to data measured on the signal in the first digital component NUM1 and second digital component NUM2, or periodically, according to a frequency which is of the order of magnitude of the frequencies of the processed audio signal or which is a much lower frequency.
- the use of the analog processing stage ANA1 makes it possible to preserve the sound character provided by the use of the analog diodes DM , DI2, DI3, DI4 while having the qualities of digital equalizations, as well as the tools of analysis of the signals and adaptation of the biases BIAS 1 , BIAS2, BIAS3, BIAS4 according to these analyses.
- This analog processing stage ANA1 comprises a circuit for modulating the amplitude of the signal passing through it.
- This analog processing stage ANA1 comprises an opto-coupler or optical coupler OPT1.
- the electronic component having at least one predefined non-linear operating range and which will be stressed in this predefined non-linear operating range is the opto-coupler OPT1.
- the two operational amplifiers AMP1, AMP2 are here solicited only in their linear operating range.
- This analog processing stage ANA1 makes it possible to perform an amplitude modulation on the fourth analog signal S4.
- the analog processing stage ANA1 has an input terminal E through which the fourth analog signal S4 enters and an output terminal S through which the fifth analog signal S5 exits.
- the opto-coupler In this analog processing stage ANA1, the opto-coupler
- OPT1 is connected at one of its 1 terminals to a bias control device.
- terminal 1 is connected to the digital-analog control converter CNA3.
- the digital-analog converter CNA3 controls the electrical potential at terminal 1 in order to control its bias.
- the digital-to-analog converter CNA3 generates the bias according to the first digital data D1 and/or the second digital data D2.
- the bias can be adjusted statically, or dynamically according to data measured on the signal in the first digital component NUM1 and second digital component NUM2, or periodically, according to a frequency which is of the order of magnitude of the frequencies of the processed audio signal or which is a much lower frequency.
- the bias is controlled periodically so as to adjust the amplitude of the fifth analog signal and thus create a tremolo effect thereon.
- the bias is controlled according to amplitude data measured on the second digital signal S2 in order to modulate the amplitude of the signal.
- the processing device DIS1 performs a sound compression function, for example by reducing the amplitude of the high amplitude zones of the signal.
- the use of the analog processing stage ANA1 makes it possible to preserve the sound character provided by the use of the analog opto-coupler while having the qualities of digital equalizations, as well as the tools for analyzing the signals and adapting the bias according to these analyses.
- This analog processing stage ANA1 comprises a circuit for amplifying the signal passing through it.
- This analog processing stage ANA1 comprises a transistor TRAN1.
- the electronic component having at least one predefined non-linear operating range and which will be stressed in this predefined non-linear operating range is the transistor TRAN1.
- the operational amplifier AMP1 is here solicited only in its linear operating range.
- This analog processing stage ANA1 performs transistor amplification and transistor-based clipping on the fourth analog signal S4.
- the analog processing stage ANA1 has an input terminal E through which the fourth analog signal S4 enters and an output terminal S through which the fifth analog signal S5 exits.
- the transistor TRAN1 is connected to one of its terminals 1 to a bias control device.
- Transistor TRAN1 is connected to another of its terminals to a resistor itself connected to terminal 2 of the bias control device.
- terminals 1, 2 are connected to the digital-analog control converter CNA3.
- the digital-analog converter CNA3 controls the electrical potential at terminals 1, 2 in order to control the bias BIAS1 of terminal 1 and the bias BIAS2 of the second terminal 2 of this one.
- the control digital-analog converter CNA3 generates the biases BIAS 1 , BIAS2 according to the first digital data D1 and/or the second digital data D2.
- Bias BIAS1, BIAS2 can be adjusted statically, or dynamically according to data measured on the signal in the first digital component NUM1 and second digital component NUM2, or periodically, according to a frequency which is of the order magnitude of the frequencies of the processed audio signal or which is a much lower frequency.
- the use of the analog processing stage ANA1 makes it possible to preserve the sound character provided by the use of the analog transistor while having the qualities of digital equalization, as well as the tools for analyzing signals and adapting BIAS1, BIAS2 biases according to these analyses. Audio processing unit
- the invention also relates to an audio processing unit for a musical instrument comprising an audio processing device DIS1 according to the invention.
- the audio unit includes a user-activatable switch controlling the activation of the processing device DIS1. This switch controls the activation of the signal bypass element which allows the signal to pass through the processing device DIS1 without processing it.
- the audio processing unit also comprises at least one potentiometer that can be activated by a user making it possible to configure the first and second input parameters PARA1, PAR2.
- the audio processing unit comprises an electronic component and a memory, said memory recording a plurality of operating configurations of ranges of values of the first input parameters PARA1 with the second input parameters PARA2 and with the bias values BIAS 1 , the at least first actuator comprising activatable positions making it possible to select a given configuration stored in the memory, said selection automatically configuring the processing device DIS1.
- the audio processing unit is an effects pedal for electric or electro-acoustic guitar.
- the audio unit is plugged into an electric guitar on one side, and an electric guitar amplifier on the other side.
- the electric signal from the electric guitar is acquired by the INT1 input interface of the effects pedal, then processed by the latter, then transmitted by a cable to the amplifier.
- This audio unit comprises a foot-operable switch controlling the activation of the processing device DIS1. It also includes another switch configured to be activated by the foot allowing the selection of given configurations stored in the memory. Manipulation of this switch also makes it possible to save a given configuration in the memory of the audio processing unit.
- the effect pedal also includes three potentiometers for adjusting the output level of the pedal signal, the equalization parameters, a saturation rate of the analog processing stage ANA1.
- the audio processing device also comprises a potentiometer making it possible to navigate between several predefined operating points adjusting the parameters of the first equalization EGAL1, of the second equalization EGAL2, of the bias adjustments of the electronic components of the analog processing stage ANA1.
- the audio processing unit is an amplifier for an electric instrument, such as an electric guitar.
- the amplifier includes at least the same settings as those described for the effects pedal embodiment.
- the audio processing unit is a rack-type audio unit comprising at least the same settings as those described for the mode relating to the effects pedal.
- the audio processing unit is a mixer comprising at least the same settings as those described for the mode relating to the effects pedal.
- DIS1 audio signal processing device INT1: analog signal acquisition interface INT2: analog signal output interface NUM1: first digital component NUM2: second digital component CAN1: first analog-digital converter CAN2: second converter analog-digital CNA1: first digital-analog converter CNA2: second digital-analog converter CONT1: control digital-analog converter COMP1: electronic component with a predefined non-linear operating range S1: first analog input signal
- BIAS1, BIAS2, BIAS3, BIAS4 electronic component bias
- CAPT adjustment sensor DM
- DI2 clipping diodes
- DI3 light-emitting diodes
- AMP2 operational amplifiers
- OPT1 opto-coupler
- TRAN1 transistor
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