Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices – Sound effects – Reverberators
Patent
1991-03-06
1995-07-18
Kuntz, Curtis
Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices
Sound effects
Reverberators
381 17, 381 231, 381 25, 381 68, 381 682, 381 683, 381 685, H04R 2500
Patent
active
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ABSTRACT:
A hearing aid for a person with asymmetric hearing perception (a weaker ear system and a better ear system) employs conventional frequency-selective amplification (26L) of sound coming to the weaker ear's system and frequency selective amplitude adjustment (32) and arrival time adjustment (retardation or relative advancement) (34) of sound coming to the better ear's system so that its resultant characteristics match those of the weaker ear's system, as aided, or even without aiding the weaker ear's system. As a result, sound perceived by both ear systems is matched or balanced, at each frequency, in both arrival time and amplitude. Such interaural balancing effects a great improvement in the binural processing mechanism, which in turn increases speech perception, especially in the presence of general noise or adjacent localized noise sources. The aid may be implemented by a pair of microphones (24L, 24R), one for each ear's system. The signal from the microphone to the weaker ear's system includes a conventional variable gain amplifier (26L) and a conventional frequency selective filter (13) to provide tailored amplification of the sound to the weaker ear's system, insofar as possible. Also the channel to the weaker ear's system includes a fixed delay (28) to compensate for a delay in the channel to the better ear's system. The signal from the microphone to the better ear's system includes a variable gain amplifier (26R) and a set of bandpass filters (30) to cover the audio spectrum in discrete steps. Each filter is connected in series with a selected attenuator (32) and a selected time delay (34) so as to match the perceived arrival time and amplitude level at its band with that of the weaker ear's system.
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