Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Patent
1999-01-12
2000-05-30
Witkowski, Stanley J.
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
84657, 84660, 84663, 84DIG10, G10H 1057, G10H 108, G10H 120
Patent
active
060693096
ABSTRACT:
A data compression method and apparatus for the compression of sound data utilized in digital sampling keyboard instructs. The present invention reduces memory requirements for sampled sounds without compromising sound quality, using three techniques. The third technique improves the defect of formant distortion when sampled sounds are transposed.
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Monahan Kevin J.
Murray Donna L.
Creative Technology Ltd.
Witkowski Stanley J.
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