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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1987
Masanori Kojima, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a signal processing system used for recording and reproducing acoustic signals, a compressor comprises a first detector for detecting an output signal from an amplifier by a first time constant, a second detector for detecting the output signal from the amplifier by a second time constant which is shorter than the first time constant, a threshold means for detecting a signal from the second detector to output a signal component exceeding a threshold level, and a combining means for combining signals from both the first detector and the threshold to thereby generate an output to the amplifier. An expander in the signal processing system comprises a first detector for detecting an input signal to be inputted into an amplifier by a first time constant, a second detector for detecting the input signal to the amplifier by a second time constant which is shorter than the first time constant, a threshold means for detecting a signal from the second detector to output a signal component exceeding a threshold level, and a combining means for combining signals from both the first detector and the threshold means to thereby generate a signal to the amplifier.