IP Library Granted Patent US 7,495,166
Granted Patent B2
US 7,495,166 · App. 11/661,129 · Granted Feb 24, 2009

Sound processing apparatus, sound processing method, sound processing program and recording medium which records sound processing program

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Patent No.
US 7,495,166
App. No.
11/661,129
Granted
Feb 24, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sound-processing apparatus is provided that is capable of creating a sound effect without having to worry about changes in parameters such as the beat of the input sound source. The sound-processing apparatus comprises: a delay unit DB that generates at least one or more new synchronized sound signal that is synchronized with a sound signal Si to be modulated; parameter-detection unit 6 that detects a parameter that indicates an attribute of the generated synchronized sound signal; a signal-conversion unit 8 that generates a converted signal Sdm based on the detected parameter; and a modulation unit that modulates the sound signal based on the generated converted signal Sdm.

Claims (52)

1. A sound-processing apparatus comprising:

a synchronized-sound-generation device for generating at least one or more new synchronized sound signal that is synchronized with a sound signal to be modulated;

a parameter-detection device for detecting a parameter that indicates an attribute of the generated synchronized sound signal;

a converted-signal-generation device for generating a converted signal based on the detected parameter;

a modulation device for modulating the sound signal based on the generated converted signal; and

a time-difference-setting device used for setting a starting time difference between the sound to be modulated and the synchronized sound to be generated; wherein

the synchronized-sound-generation device generates the synchronized sound having at least one or more time difference based on at least one or more time difference that is set by the time-difference-setting device, wherein

the parameter-detection device detects the beat of the synchronized sound signal, wherein the converted-signal-generation device comprises:

a sound-level-detection device for detecting the sound level of the synchronized sound signal of the detected beat portion; and

a detection-sensitivity-setting device for setting the detection sensitivity for the sound-level-detection device; and wherein

the modulation device changes modulation of the sound signal to be modulated based on the detected sound level.

2. The sound-processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the modulation device comprises:

a time-delay device for delaying the time of the sound to be modulated based on the detected sound level in order to generate a time-delayed signal;

a gain-change device for changing the gain of the time-delayed signal for which the time is delayed;

a first adding device for adding the time-delayed signal, for which the gain is changed, and the sound signal to be modulated, and then feeding back and inputting the added signal to the time-delay device; and

a second adding device for adding the time-delayed signal, for which the time is delayed, and the sound signal to be modulated, and then outputting the added signal.

3. The sound-processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the modulation device comprises:

a phase-delay device for delaying the phase of the sound to be modulated based on the detected sound level in order to generate a phase-delayed signal;

a gain-change device for changing the gain of the phase-delayed signal for which the phase is delayed;

a first adding device for adding the phase-delayed signal, for which the gain is changed, and the sound signal to be modulated, and then feeding back and inputting the added signal to the phase-delay device; and

a second adding device for adding the phase-delayed signal, for which the phase is delayed by the phase-delay device, and the sound signal to be modulated, and then outputting the added signal.

4. The sound-processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the modulation unit comprises:

a specified-frequency-band-passing device having at least one or more cutoff frequencies and that changes the value of any one of the cutoff frequencies based on the detected sound level; and

an adding device for adding the passed signal that passed through the specified-frequency-band-passing device and the sound signal to be modulated, then feeding back and inputting the added signal to the specified-frequency-band-passing device.

5. A sound-processing method comprising:

a synchronized-sound-generation process of generating at least one or more new synchronized sound signal that is synchronized with a sound signal to be modulated;

a parameter-detection process of detecting a parameter that indicates an attribute of the generated synchronized sound signal;

a converted-signal-generation process of generating a converted signal based on the detected parameter;

a modulation process of modulating the sound signal based on the generated converted signal; and

a time-difference-setting process used for setting a starting time difference between the sound to be modulated and the synchronized sound to be generated; wherein

the synchronized-sound-generation process generates the synchronized sound having at least one or more time difference based on at least one or more time difference that is set by the time-difference-setting process, wherein

the parameter-detection process detects the beat of the synchronized sound signal, wherein

the converted-signal-generation process comprises:

a sound-level-detection process of detecting the sound level of the synchronized sound signal of the detected beat portion; and

a detection-sensitivity-setting process of setting the detection sensitivity for the sound-level-detection process; and wherein

the modulation process changes modulation of the sound signal to be modulated based on the detected sound level.

6. A sound-processing program that makes a computer included in a sound-processing apparatus that modulates a sound to be modulated function as:

a synchronized-sound-generation device for generating at least one or more new synchronized sound signal that is synchronized with a sound signal to be modulated;

a parameter-detection device for detecting a parameter that indicates an attribute of the generated synchronized sound signal;

a converted-signal-generation device for generating a converted signal based on the detected parameter;

a modulation device for modulating the sound signal based on the generated converted signal; and

a time-difference-setting device used for setting a starting time difference between the sound to be modulated and the synchronized sound to be generated; wherein

the synchronized-sound-generation device generates the synchronized sound having at least one or more time difference based on at least one or more time difference that is set by the time-difference-setting device, wherein

the parameter-detection device detects the beat of the synchronized sound signal, wherein

the converted-signal-generation device comprises:

a sound-level-detection device for detecting the sound level of the synchronized sound signal of the detected beat portion; and

a detection-sensitivity-setting device for setting the detection sensitivity for the sound-level-detection device; and wherein

the modulation device changes modulation of the sound signal to be modulated based on the detected sound level.

7. An information-recording medium that can be read by a computer and on which the sound-processing program of claim 6 is recorded.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: PIONEER DJ CORPORATION
To: ALPHATHETA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052849/0913 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2015
From: PDJ HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: PIONEER DJ CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037197/0829 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2015
From: PIONEER DJ CORPORATION
To: PDJ HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037176/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2015
From: PIONEER CORPORATION
To: PIONEER DJ CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035281/0433 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Dec 9, 2014
From: PIONEER CORPORATION
To: PIONEER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034545/0798 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2007
From: YAMADA, YOUICHI; MURAI, YUUJI; SHIRAISHI, TATSUYA
To: PIONEER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019141/0877 →