Music – Instruments
Patent
1984-08-13
1986-12-09
Witkowski, S. J.
Music
Instruments
84 116, G10H 100, G10H 318
Patent
active
046273239
ABSTRACT:
A method of (and apparatus for) extracting the fundamental pitch period of a complex electrical signal V.sub.2 (t), that includes the serial steps of deriving a time varying reference signal V.sub.ref (t) from the complex electrical signal V.sub.2 (t), which reference signal V.sub.ref (t) adapts continuously (i.e., each cycle of the complex electrical signal) to peak amplitude excursions of the complex electrical signal V.sub.2 (t); sensing ascending values of the signal V.sub.2 (t) to a first point at which the maximum magnitude of the signal V.sub.2 (t) of one polarity is reached and reversal of direction thereof occurs; storing the first substantially instantaneous difference in magnitude between the complex electrical signal V.sub.2 (t) and the time varying reference V.sub.ref (t) at the point of maximum magnitude of the signal V.sub.2 (t); thereafter sensing a point at which the magnitude of the signal V.sub.2 (t) minus the first substantially instantaneous difference equals zero; thereafter sensing ascending values of the signal V.sub.2 (t) to a further point at which a maximum magnitude of the signal V.sub.2 (t) of opposite polarity to the one polarity is reached and reversal of direction thereof occurs; then storing the value of the signal V.sub.2 (t) at the further point and sensing ascending value of the signal V.sub.2 (t) to a still further point at which the substantially instantaneous value of the signal V.sub.2 (t) exceeds the stored value of the reference signal V.sub.ref (t), the pitch period being the time span between successive occurrences of the still further point.
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New England Digital Corporation
Shaw Robert
Witkowski S. J.
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