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Journal Article

A Simple Hardware Pitch Extractor

Authors: Hutchins, Jr., Bernard A.; Ku, Walter H.

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 30 · Issue 3 · pp. 135–139 · March 1982

Abstract

The need exists for a simple, hardware, real-time pitch extractor for speech research, training, and similar applications requiring less than perfect accuracy. A simple combination of a band-pass filter and a fast amplitude detector formed from a tapped analog delay line provides useful and reliable pitch contours from a live speech input.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
30
Issue
3
Pages
135–139
Publication date
March 6, 1982
Affiliation
Cornell University, School of Electrical Engineering, Ithaca, NY (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article