Abstract:
The periodicity or aperiodicity of a signal is determined, in a signal analyzer, from the so-called ''''cepstrum'''' of the signal; that is, from the Fourier transform of the logarithm of the power spectrum of the signal. The short-time cepstrum is obtained by passing the signal through a first spectrum analyzer followed by a logarithmic amplifier and a second spectrum analyzer. The cepstrum signal is characterized by a peak at a time proportional to the fundamental period during periodic portions of the signal, and by the absence of a peak during aperiodic portions of the signal.
Abstract:
BY REDUCING THE ENVELOPE OF A SIGNAL, SUCH AS A SPEECH SIGNAL, IN A NONLINEAR FASHION A MODIFIED SIGNAL IS PRODUCED WHICH, IN ADDITION TO BEING HIGHLY INTELLIGIBLE, EXHIBITS DESIRABLE PROPERTIES. PITCH SYNCHRONOUS GAPS, SMOOTHLY ESTABLISHED IN A REDUCED ENVELOPE SIGNAL IN PLACE OF INTERVALS OF LOW SIGNAL LEVELS, ARE EFFECTIVE IN ELIMINATING NOISE WHICH MASKS LOW LEVEL SIGNALS, REDUCING REVERBERATION, AND IN ADAPTING THE SIGNAL FOR MULTIPLEX TRANSMISSION. ENVELOPE REDUCTION IS EFFICIENTLY ACHIEVED BY CONTROLLABLY CENTER CLIPPING A SELECTED MOFULATION SIDEBAND OF A SIGNAL, FILTERING THE RESULTANT, AND RESTORING THE SIGNAL TO BASEBAND.