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Manoy Ltd
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ABSTRACT
An electronic signal processor for processing signals includes
a complex ?rst ?lter, one or more gain stages and a second
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RELATED APPLICATIONS
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and playing style, better than the solid- state ampli?ers. In this
respect, it is frequently stated that tube ampli?ers are very
touch sensitive.
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?er by (1) picking the strings of the guitar harder, (2) turning
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ing.
During the 1960s, the characteristic sound of an over
driven vacuum tube ampli?er Was realiZed While playing at
loWer volumes by using neW types of circuits. These neW
circuits Were frequently called fuZZboxes and Were sepa
rate boxes that Were external to the ampli?er. FuZZboxes
typically employed a cascade or series connection of tWo or
signal processor.
A ?rst ?lter is preferably a second or third order high pass
?lter With a frequency response curve of 12 db/ octave slope or
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diagram of FIG. 1.
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present invention;
the ?rst ?lter 44. For example, as shoWn in FIG. 2, the loW
output impedance stage 43 may consist of an ampli?er 50 that
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graph 130, the gain is set higher than in the graph 131. Of
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f1, f2, f3 and f4, Where each corner frequency is de?ned by the
knoWn equation fIl/(2J'ERC) and Where R is the effective
resistance at the frequency of interest, C is the effective
capacitance at the frequency of interest and at is the Well
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the ?rst gain stage 45. Each of gain stages 45, 46 preferably
graph 136.
FIG. 7 is a composite of the frequency response graphs of
FIGS. 4-6. The frequency shifts of some of the comer fre
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may have six positive corner frequencies, f5, f6, f7, f8, f9 and
f10, in order of increasing frequency. From 0 HZ to comer
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signal processor.
The second ?lter 47 may have a complex frequency
response as shown by the graph 138 in FIG. 12. Graph 138
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an output port outputting an output analog signal derived
voltage.
quency f1 in FIGS. 4-7. Curve 141 also does not have the high
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applications.
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Wherein said operating ?ltering netWork includes said at
least one capacitor selected by said rotary sWitch,
Wherein said operating ?ltering netWork operates in real
time on said input analog signal to derive at least in part
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sWitch,