Abstract:
[Object] To provide a signal processing device capable of effectively using resources for generating a noise cancellation signal. [Solution] Provided is the signal processing device including: a signal analyzing unit configured to analyze a second audio signal based on a first audio signal which is input and a sound collected through a microphone; a cancellation processing unit configured to generate a cancellation signal for canceling the second audio signal; and a parameter generating unit configured to generate a control parameter used in the cancellation processing unit based on a result of analysis performed by the signal analyzing unit.
Abstract:
An hearing protection device is provided. The hearing protection device can include a speaker to relay sounds, such as conversations, to the user of the hearing protection. The hearing protection device can include an electronics package that can filter out undesirable sounds, such as to improve the user's ability to hear conversations around them while still protecting the user's ears.
Abstract:
Headphones or a headset to enable active noise cancellation or binaural recording. Microphone signals are multiplexed within the headphones/headset and are conveyed to an attached device using a single contact point in the audio plug. The audio plug may be a conventional four connector audio plug to provide backwards compatibility. The multiplexing is analog multiplexing, and may be time-domain or frequency-domain multiplexing.
Abstract:
In accordance with systems and methods of this disclosure, a method may include generating a feedforward anti-noise signal component from a result of measuring with the reference microphone countering the effects of ambient audio sounds at an acoustic output of a transducer by filtering an output of the reference microphone, adaptively generating a feedback anti-noise signal component from a result of measuring with an error microphone for countering the effects of ambient audio sounds at the acoustic output of the transducer by adapting a response of a feedback adaptive filter that filters a synthesized reference feedback to minimize the ambient audio sounds in the error microphone signal, wherein the synthesized reference feedback is based on a difference between the error microphone signal and the feedback anti-noise signal component.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit for implementing at least a portion of a personal audio device is disclosed. The integrated circuit comprises an output adapted to provide a signal to a transducer including both source audio for playback to a listener and an anti-noise signal for countering the effects of ambient audio sounds in an acoustic output of the transducer. A reference microphone input receives a reference microphone signal indicative of the ambient audio sounds. Further, an analog-to-digital converter (41A) converts the reference microphone signal to a first reference microphone signal digital representation and a first sigma-delta quantizer (43A) quantizes the first digital representation to generate a lowered resolution second reference microphone signal digital representation. A processing circuit of the integrated circuit implements an adaptive filter (44A, 44B) having a response that generates the anti-noise signal from the lowered resolution second reference microphone signal digital representation to reduce the presence of the ambient audio sounds heard by the listener. The processing circuit implements a coefficient control block that shapes the response of the adaptive filter (44A, 44B) in conformity with the reference microphone signal by adapting the response of the adaptive filter (44A, 44B).
Abstract:
An apparatus for providing ANR, comprising: a first ADC, a second ADC, a DAC; and a dynamically configurable digital signal processor (DSP) configured to: incorporate the first ADC, a first plurality of digital filters of a quantity and type specified by a first set of ANR settings, and the DAC into a first pathway; incorporate the second ADC, a second plurality of digital filters of a quantity and type specified by the first set of ANR settings, and the DAC into a second pathway; configure interconnections among the elements of the first and second pathways so that digital data from the first and second pathways are combined before flowing to the DAC; operate each of the digital filters using filter coefficients specified by the first set of ANR settings; transfer digital data through at least a portion of at least one of the first and second pathways at a data transfer rate specified by the first ANR settings; operate the first and second pathways to provide ANR; and change a parameter specified by the first set of ANR settings to a parameter specified by a second set of ANR settings in synchronization with a transfer of digital data along at least a portion of at least one of the first and second pathways.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit (20) for implementing at least a portion of a personal audio device is disclosed. The integrated circuit (20) comprises an audio source having an output providing source audio for playback to a listener. A combiner (26) combines the source audio and an anti-noise signal for countering the effects of ambient audio sounds in an acoustic output of a transducer (SPKR), to generate an audio signal. A reference microphone input receives a reference microphone signal (ref) indicative of the ambient audio sounds and an error microphone input receives an error microphone signal (err) indicative of the acoustic output of the transducer (SPKR) and the ambient audio sounds at the transducer (SPKR). Further, a processing circuit (30) implements an adaptive filter having a response that generates the anti-noise signal from the reference microphone signal (ref) to reduce the presence of the ambient audio sounds heard by the listener. The processing circuit (30) implements a coefficient control block that shapes the response of the adaptive filter in conformity with the error microphone signal (err) and the reference microphone signal (ref) by adapting the response of the adaptive filter to minimize the ambient audio sounds at an error microphone. The processing circuit (30) is configured to detect whether the source audio is present at the output of the audio source, and in response to detecting that the source audio is present, to alter adaptation of the adaptive filter.
Abstract:
An ANR circuit incorporates a signal processing topology to support the provision of feedback-based ANR, feedforward-based ANR and pass-through audio in which the topology incorporates a branch in which feedback anti-noise sounds are generated from feedback reference sounds received from a feedback microphone, a branch in which feedforward anti-noise sounds are generated from feedforward reference sounds, and a branch in which modified pass-through audio sounds are generated from pass-through audio sounds received from an audio source, wherein these three branches are combined to combine the generated sounds of each branch into a single output by which an acoustic driver is driven.
Abstract:
An ANR circuit incorporates a signal processing topology to support the provision of feedback-based ANR, feedforward-based ANR and pass-through audio in which the topology incorporates a branch in which feedback anti-noise sounds are generated from feedback reference sounds received from a feedback microphone, a branch in which feedforward anti-noise sounds are generated from feedforward reference sounds, and a branch in which modified pass-through audio sounds are generated from pass-through audio sounds received from an audio source, wherein these three branches are combined to combine the generated sounds of each branch into a single output by which an acoustic driver is driven.
Abstract:
A noise reduction circuit 200 for a headphone 100 is disclosed herein. In a described embodiment, the headphone 100 includes a speaker driver 110 and the circuit 200 comprises a microphone 112 configured to convert ambient sound into a corresponding electrical ambient signal and which is disposed adjacent to the speaker driver's diaphragm. The circuit 200 further includes an active noise reduction path configured to provide active noise reduction of the ambient sound based on the corresponding electrical ambient signal and a vocal signal compensation path configured to restore attenuated signals within the vocal range of the corresponding electrical ambient signal to increase audibility of vocal signals of the ambient sound. The circuit 200 also includes a switching device 204,210 arranged to selectively deliver the corresponding electrical ambient signal to the active noise reduction path or to the vocal signal compensation path.