Chorus generator system

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1980-06-24

1983-05-24

Truhe, J. V.

Music

Instruments

84 125, 84DIG4, G10H 102

Patent

active

043845053

ABSTRACT:
A string chorus generator in an electronic musical instrument that accepts a single audio input signal, applies it to three separate delay lines, and provides delay modulated outputs to be used in producing an ensemble musical effect resembling a group of strings in a string orchestra. Each of the three delay line channels is identical and comprises an analog shift register driven by a high frequency voltage-controlled oscillator along with appropriate filters and buffers. The frequency of the voltage-controlled oscillator of each channel is controlled by the filtered output of a microprocessor, thereby providing precise control over the modulation of each voltage-controlled oscillator. The modulating waveshape is generated by using a lookup table within a microprocessor and comprises a sine wave of 6.25 Hz superimposed on another, larger amplitude, sine wave of 0.78 Hz. In order to provide an even chorus effect, in one embodiment period-proportional voltage controlled oscillators are used so that the high frequency modulation component of each waveshape has the same modulating effect on the audio signal at all times, regardless of the instantaneous amplitude of the low frequency modulation component. In another embodiment, the values stored in the lookup table are chosen so that distortion does not occur when frequency-proportional voltage-controlled oscillators are used.

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