GB2378830B - An amplifier with variable distortion - Google Patents

An amplifier with variable distortion

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Publication number
GB2378830B
GB2378830B GB0114139A GB0114139A GB2378830B GB 2378830 B GB2378830 B GB 2378830B GB 0114139 A GB0114139 A GB 0114139A GB 0114139 A GB0114139 A GB 0114139A GB 2378830 B GB2378830 B GB 2378830B
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amplifier
variable distortion
distortion
variable
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GB2378830A (en
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Trevor William Stride
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • 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
    • G10H3/00—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means
    • G10H3/12—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
    • G10H3/14—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
    • 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
    • G10H3/186—Means for processing the signal picked up from the strings
    • G10H3/187—Means for processing the signal picked up from the strings for distorting the signal, e.g. to simulate tube amplifiers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • 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
    • G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/02—Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos
    • G10H1/06—Circuits for establishing the harmonic content of tones, or other arrangements for changing the tone colour
    • G10H1/16—Circuits for establishing the harmonic content of tones, or other arrangements for changing the tone colour by non-linear elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03G—CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION
    • H03G7/00—Volume compression or expansion in amplifiers
    • H03G7/06—Volume compression or expansion in amplifiers having semiconductor devices
    • H03G7/08—Volume compression or expansion in amplifiers having semiconductor devices incorporating negative feedback

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Amplifiers (AREA)
GB0114139A 2001-06-09 2001-06-09 An amplifier with variable distortion Expired - Fee Related GB2378830B (en)

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GB0114139D0 GB0114139D0 (en) 2001-08-01
GB2378830A GB2378830A (en) 2003-02-19
GB2378830B true GB2378830B (en) 2003-07-16

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Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4809336A (en) * 1987-03-23 1989-02-28 Pritchard Eric K Semiconductor amplifier with tube amplifier characteristics
US4995084A (en) * 1987-03-23 1991-02-19 Pritchard Eric K Semiconductor emulation of tube amplifiers

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4809336A (en) * 1987-03-23 1989-02-28 Pritchard Eric K Semiconductor amplifier with tube amplifier characteristics
US4995084A (en) * 1987-03-23 1991-02-19 Pritchard Eric K Semiconductor emulation of tube amplifiers

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GB0114139D0 (en) 2001-08-01
GB2378830A (en) 2003-02-19

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