摘要 |
A volume control unit 3 obtains, from a scale factor updating unit 2, data about how much the playback scale factor of sub-bands adjacent to a sub-band to be emphasized has been reduced, and increases the analog audio signal output level of a volume control 77 to an extent corresponding to the playback scale factor necessary for restoring the playback scale factor before the reduction. As a result, the signal level of the desired sub-band (i.e., sub-band to be emphasized) is increased to obtain a sufficient sense of emphasis of the desired sub-band.
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