System for producing chorus effect

Details System for producing chorus effect System for producing chorus effect

1975-03-03

1977-08-02

Jackmon, E. S.

Music

Instruments

84 127, 84DIG1, 84DIG4, G10H 102

Patent

active

040388980

ABSTRACT:
A circuit for producing a chorus effect in an electronic musical instrument. The circuit includes N separate channels, where N is an integer greater than one, with each channel having an analog delay line to which a tone signal is applied. Each delay line frequency modulates the applied tone signal at a subaudio rate in response to changes in the frequency of clock pulses applied to the delay lines. The delay variations in one delay line are out of phase with the delay variation in every other delay line by a selected amount which is normally 360.degree./N. Clock pulses are generated by means including a nonlinear circuit to compensate for the nonlinearity in the frequency interval between tones in the musical scale. The outputs from the delay lines after filtering of the clock frequency components are utilized to produce the desired chorus effect output from the instrument. Each of these outputs is applied through a separate voltage controlled amplifier (VCA) with a common control voltage being utilized for all of said VCA's. The magnitude of this control voltage is determined by the amount of light from a light source which impinges on a photo-resistive device controlled by a mask positioned between these elements.

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patent: 3866505 (1975-02-01), Adachi
patent: 3902396 (1975-09-01), Hiyoshi

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