Patents Assigned to Scholz Research & Development
  • Patent number: 4809337
    Abstract: An audio noise gate having a main audio circuit having a filter with a control terminal for determining frequency response and having at least two different roll-off frequencies including one that rolls-off high end content audio signals and one that passes high end content audio signals. The main circuit is controlled from two secondary circuits one including a high pass filter for determining high frequency content of the audio signal and the other comprising a signal detection circuit including a peak detector for determining absence or presence of a note. The signal detection circuit operates in combination with the high pass filter circuit to provide for automatic adjustment of the noise gate to control the release time, quickly for short notes and slowly for held notes. The output of the high pass filter circuit also includes a peak detector and a gain stage for controlling the frequency response of the main circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Assignee: Scholz Research & Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald T. Scholz, William F. Clack
  • Patent number: 4683589
    Abstract: An electronic audio signal processor circuit particularly suited for electrical instruments as an electric bass guitar for providng controlled distortion and tone alteration. The circuitry includes a compressor circuit at the input operated in conjunction with a detector which in accordance with the invention is an RMS detector. Also, at the input circuitry is a distortion switch which controls the type of distortion that is generated. This distortion switch is used in conjunction with a distortion amplifier, the output of which couples to a resistive sensing network. The network feeds the audio signals to a low EQ circuit, a mid EQ circuit and a high EQ circuit. Associated with the high EQ circuit is a clipper switch and at the output of the EQ circuitry is an EQ switch for providing a preferred predetermined frequency response wave forms. A high frequency compressor and associated switch is also associated with the EQ switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1987
    Assignee: Scholz Research & Development
    Inventors: Donald T. Scholz, Augustine Antoine
  • Patent number: 4509191
    Abstract: A stereo or two channel electronic reverberation device is disclosed comprising an analog delay device which receives audio signals and provides delayed output signals at a plurality of outputs, with the time delay period of each output being different from the delay period of other outputs. Two summing devices each receive inputs from different combinations of the analog delay device outputs to provide two different signals having different reverb components. An additional output delay device is also provided which receives the last output from the analog delay device, delays this signal a time period substantially greater than the time period between any two adjacent analog delay device outputs, and provides this substantially greater delayed signal to only one of said summing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Scholz Research & Development
    Inventor: Neil A. Miller
  • Patent number: 4489439
    Abstract: A stereo or two channel electronic reverberation device is disclosed comprising an analog delay device which receives audio signals and provides delayed output signals at a plurality of outputs, with the time delay period of each output being different from the delay period of other outputs. Two summing devices each receive inputs from different combinations of the analog delay device outputs to provide two different signals having different reverb components. An additional output delay device is also provided with receives the last output from the analog delay device, delays this signal a time period substantially greater than the time period between any two adjacent analog delay device outputs, and provides this substantially greater delayed signal to only one of said summing devices. The circuit includes a synthetic doubler which provides an output cyclicly varying in pitch from its input. Two output mixers provide reverb alone, doubler signal alone or both reverb and doubling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1984
    Assignee: Scholz Research & Development
    Inventors: Donald T. Scholz, Neil A. Miller