Nippon Columbia Kabushiki Kaisha

Keiichiro Ogura

A discrete 4-channel stereo recording and reproducing system which is based on a regular matrix type 4-channel stereo system and compatible with both of a regular matrix system and a CD-4 type 4-channel stereo system. In the audio frequency band, the same encoding as that in the regular matrix system is performed and, in the carrier frequency band, encoding for satisfying the compatibility with existing systems is achieved. The decoding is intended to improve the sound image location and separation in the reproduced sound field from CD-4 type stereo signals and automatic switching of a decoding circuit for the regular matrix type signals is achieved.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Keiichiro Ogura