Tuesday, 25 April 2017

Patent And Paper Review

Patent Review
Patent No: US 3668542
Publication date: June 6,1972                                                                                                   Inventors: Daniel W. Stoffer C.      

Title : Audio Compression Circuit Using OpAmp and JFET

Summary :

 Audio Compression reduces the dynamic range of the any recording by bringing down the level of the loudest parts, meaning the loud and quiet parts are now closer together in volume and the natural volume variations are less obvious. This generally helps in mixing of musical tracks without a significant fight. The audio compression circuit mentioned in this patent promises a good frequency response and fast attack. The mentioned technique makes use of a p-channel JFET connected to an Op-amp input. The FET acts as a voltage controlled amplifier in the Operational amplifier feedback loop. This invention thereby aims to provide gain control not affecting the dc bias and also free of settling time limitations which otherwise  poses to be a major problem in most audio compression circuits.


Paper Review
Journal : International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer and Communication Engineering
Title : Analysis and Comparison of Audio Compression Using Discrete Wavelet Transform
Volume 86 – No 13, January 2014                                         
Summary :
Speech compression is a technique of converting human speech into  an efficiently encoded signal which can later be decoded to produce the approximate original back again. Compression not only reduces storage space but also bandwidth transmission power and energy. The implemented technique Discrete wavelet Transform (DWT) decomposes original signal into wavelet coefficients at different scales and positions which are later truncated to perform encoding or decoding. It was also found that this technique works best for recorded signals compared to the real time ones.
Paper Link : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272384288_Analysis_and_Comparison_of_Audio_Compression_Using_Discrete_Wavelet_Transform


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14 comments:

  1. Good to know new techniques for speech compression!

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  2. Use of JFET and OPAMP in speech compression circuit is something new that your blog talks about.

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    1. Yes it was something new for me to learn as well.

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    2. Yes it was something new for me to learn as well.

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  3. Good to learn new techniques such as DWT

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    1. A key advantage it has over Fourier transforms is temporal resolution meaning it can capture both frequency and location information.

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  4. JFET based opamp is preferred for audio signal to avoid input impedance problem of TTL logic.

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  5. Compression of audio reduces storage space.

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    1. Absolutely and at the same time reduces the average energy requirement for transmission, moreover the compression should be such that there is acceptable loss of quality.

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    2. Absolutely and at the same time reduces the average energy requirement for transmission, moreover the compression should be such that there is acceptable loss of quality.

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  6. Nice application. Well explained

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