Abstract:
A system records a four channel record by forming sum and difference signals for each two of four channel signals. The difference signals are compressed, but only with respect to a specific frequency or frequencies in the vicinity thereof. The signals thus compressed are modulated in a difference anglemodulation mode, with a specific frequency as selected a modulation transition point. After multiplexing the sum signals and the angle-modulated difference signals are recorded. A system for reproducing four channel records of the above-described type demodulates the reproduced angle modulated difference signals. The demodulated difference signals are expanded with respect to only the specific frequency or frequencies in the vicinity thereof. Thereafter, the four individual channel signals derived from the expanded reproduced sum signals and difference signals are extracted.
Abstract:
A demodulation system employs a phase locked loop. A multichannel disc demodulation circuit has a phase comparator of a differential amplifier type having an input circuit the input AC impedance of which is set at a relatively high value. The DC impedance of a base-bias circuit of input transistors of the phase comparator is set at a relatively low value. This demodulation circuit is capable of accomplishing demodulation without the occurrence of a phase difference when an amplitude variation occurs in the envelope of an angle-modulated wave introduced as input into the phase comparator.
Abstract:
A compression and/or expansion system comprises fixed frequency characteristic changing means having a specific fixed frequencyresponse characteristic which increases or decreases the level of an input signal in a predetermined frequency band. A variable frequency characteristic changing means has a characteristic which varies so that it approaches a characteristic complimentary with the characteristic of the fixed frequency characteristic change means as the level of the input signal becomes larger and approaches a flat characteristic as the level of the signal becomes smaller. The signal is effectively compressed or expanded according to its level by passing through the fixed and variable frequency characteristic change means.