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Convention Paper

General Purpose Time Domain Processor for Audio Applications

Authors: Karwoski, Richard J.

AES Convention 64 · Paper 1558 · November 1979

Abstract

This paper introduces a computing machine which utilizes modern pipeline and paralleling multibus techniques to perform various time-domain effects. Owing to its specialized arithmetic unit, the processor performs algorithms for time delay, high-quality reverberation, or 60-Hz hum removal. Bandpass, low-pass, and high-pass digital filters can also be configured fast and efficiently. The processor contains its own set of high-level, single-cycle, macro instructions and is programmed through an external bus by a commercial minicomputer. Programming is easily done for multichannel as well as single-channel applications. Several prototypes have been built using LSI-technology integrated circuits for use in audio and general digital filtering applications.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 64
AES Convention
64
Paper number
1558
Publication date
November 6, 1979
Affiliation
TRW LSI Products, E1 Segundo, CA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper