HK1019109A1 - Wavetable synthesizer and operating method using a variable sampling rate approximation - Google Patents

Wavetable synthesizer and operating method using a variable sampling rate approximation

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Publication number
HK1019109A1
HK1019109A1 HK99104164A HK99104164A HK1019109A1 HK 1019109 A1 HK1019109 A1 HK 1019109A1 HK 99104164 A HK99104164 A HK 99104164A HK 99104164 A HK99104164 A HK 99104164A HK 1019109 A1 HK1019109 A1 HK 1019109A1
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Hong Kong
Prior art keywords
frequency band
sample
wavetable
musical
musical signal
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HK99104164A
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German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
Chinese (zh)
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HK1019109B (en
Inventor
Jenkins Michael
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Cirrus Logic, Inc.
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Publication of HK1019109A1 publication Critical patent/HK1019109A1/en
Publication of HK1019109B publication Critical patent/HK1019109B/en

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    • 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
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    • G10H1/06—Circuits for establishing the harmonic content of tones, or other arrangements for changing the tone colour
    • G10H1/12—Circuits for establishing the harmonic content of tones, or other arrangements for changing the tone colour by filtering complex waveforms
    • G10H1/125—Circuits for establishing the harmonic content of tones, or other arrangements for changing the tone colour by filtering complex waveforms using a digital filter
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    • G10H7/00—Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs
    • G10H7/02—Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs in which amplitudes at successive sample points of a tone waveform are stored in one or more memories
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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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    • G10H2210/155—Musical effects
    • G10H2210/195—Modulation effects, i.e. smooth non-discontinuous variations over a time interval, e.g. within a note, melody or musical transition, of any sound parameter, e.g. amplitude, pitch, spectral response or playback speed
    • G10H2210/201—Vibrato, i.e. rapid, repetitive and smooth variation of amplitude, pitch or timbre within a note or chord
    • G10H2210/205—Amplitude vibrato, i.e. repetitive smooth loudness variation without pitch change or rapid repetition of the same note, bisbigliando, amplitude tremolo or tremulants
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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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    • G10H2210/265—Acoustic effect simulation, i.e. volume, spatial, resonance or reverberation effects added to a musical sound, usually by appropriate filtering or delays
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    • G10H2210/265—Acoustic effect simulation, i.e. volume, spatial, resonance or reverberation effects added to a musical sound, usually by appropriate filtering or delays
    • G10H2210/295—Spatial effects, musical uses of multiple audio channels, e.g. stereo
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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
    • G10H2240/00—Data organisation or data communication aspects, specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments
    • G10H2240/011—Files or data streams containing coded musical information, e.g. for transmission
    • G10H2240/046—File format, i.e. specific or non-standard musical file format used in or adapted for electrophonic musical instruments, e.g. in wavetables
    • G10H2240/056—MIDI or other note-oriented file format
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    • 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
    • G10H2240/00—Data organisation or data communication aspects, specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments
    • G10H2240/121—Musical libraries, i.e. musical databases indexed by musical parameters, wavetables, indexing schemes using musical parameters, musical rule bases or knowledge bases, e.g. for automatic composing methods
    • G10H2240/145—Sound library, i.e. involving the specific use of a musical database as a sound bank or wavetable; indexing, interfacing, protocols or processing therefor
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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
    • G10H2250/00—Aspects of algorithms or signal processing methods without intrinsic musical character, yet specifically adapted for or used in electrophonic musical processing
    • G10H2250/055—Filters for musical processing or musical effects; Filter responses, filter architecture, filter coefficients or control parameters therefor
    • G10H2250/061—Allpass filters
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    • G10H2250/00—Aspects of algorithms or signal processing methods without intrinsic musical character, yet specifically adapted for or used in electrophonic musical processing
    • G10H2250/055—Filters for musical processing or musical effects; Filter responses, filter architecture, filter coefficients or control parameters therefor
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    • G10H2250/00—Aspects of algorithms or signal processing methods without intrinsic musical character, yet specifically adapted for or used in electrophonic musical processing
    • G10H2250/055—Filters for musical processing or musical effects; Filter responses, filter architecture, filter coefficients or control parameters therefor
    • G10H2250/111—Impulse response, i.e. filters defined or specified by their temporal impulse response features, e.g. for echo or reverberation applications
    • G10H2250/121—IIR impulse

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
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  • Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
HK99104164.4A 1996-09-13 1997-09-10 Wavetable synthesizer and operating method using a variable sampling rate approximation HK1019109B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/713,341 US5744739A (en) 1996-09-13 1996-09-13 Wavetable synthesizer and operating method using a variable sampling rate approximation
PCT/US1997/016140 WO1998011532A1 (en) 1996-09-13 1997-09-10 Wavetable synthesizer and operating method using a variable sampling rate approximation
US713341 2003-11-14

Publications (2)

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HK1019109A1 true HK1019109A1 (en) 2000-01-21
HK1019109B HK1019109B (en) 2001-10-05

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US5744739A (en) 1998-04-28
WO1998011532A1 (en) 1998-03-19
EP0925576A1 (en) 1999-06-30
EP0925576B1 (en) 2001-07-11
JP2001500635A (ja) 2001-01-16
DE69705627D1 (de) 2001-08-16
KR20010029507A (ko) 2001-04-06
TW374893B (en) 1999-11-21
CN1230275A (zh) 1999-09-29

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