Audio signal distortion using a secondary audio signal for enhanced control of psycho-acoustic and musical effects

摘要

A distorter is provided that allows a musician/sound engineer to affect the operation of a distortion circuit using a second musical instrument or a sound modifier, enabling the musician/audio engineer to vary the behavior of the distorter in real time. The invention enables a musician and/or sound engineer to achieve sounds and effects that are impossible to create using conventional distorters. The invention enables a user to provide a primary audio signal representing a musical instrument that is to undergo audio signal distortion; and to provide a secondary audio signal representing a sound modifier or a second musical instrument that is used to modify psycho-acoustic and/or musical effects of the audio signal distortion. An output signal is produced having substantially non-clipped parts for conveying the sound of the musical instrument, and having clipped parts for conveying psycho-acoustic and/or musical effects responsive to the second musical instrument or the sound modifier.

主权项

1. A method for audio signal distortion with enhanced control of psycho-acoustic and/or musical effects, the method comprising:
receiving a primary audio signal representing a first musical instrument to undergo audio signal distortion; receiving a secondary audio signal representing a second musical instrument used to modify psycho-acoustic and/or musical effects of the audio signal distortion; equally combining the primary audio signal with the secondary audio signal to provide a combined audio signal; distorting the combined audio signal to provide a distorted signal; and combining the distorted signal with the secondary audio signal, wherein the combining of the distorted signal with the secondary audio signal produces an output signal having non-clipped parts that substantially convey the sound of the first musical instrument, and having clipped parts that convey psycho-acoustic and/or musical effects responsive to the second musical instrument.